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草船借箭 (cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

草船借箭 (cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3, cǎo chuán jiè jiàn) — lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]); fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 草創 (cou2 cong3) — an initial stage; to start to establish or to found
• 草地滾球 (cou2 dei6 gwan2 kau4) — Lawn Bowls
• 草席 (cou2 zek6) — Straw mat
• 草披 (cou2 pei1) — lawn
• 草根階層 (cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4) — grassroots (caste); poverty class
• 草簽 (cou2 cim1) — to initial something

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