jiè
guāng

common

Meaning of 借光

借光 means to benefit from someone else's influence, favor, or success; to bask in reflected glory; polite phrase used to ask someone to make way or to inquire about something. Pronounced jiè guāng.

  • to benefit from someone else's influence, favor, or success; to bask in reflected glory
  • polite phrase used to ask someone to make way or to inquire about something

Definitions & Examples

Néng
lái
zhè
cān
guān
 
suàn
shì
jiè
le
de
guāng
 

Being able to visit here is thanks to his older brother's connections.

zuò
shēng
chéng
gōng
 
qīn
qi
péng
you
dōu
xiǎng
lái
jiè
guāng
 

Since his business succeeded, his relatives and friends all want to benefit from it.