Meaning of 借花献佛
借花献佛 means borrow flowers to offer to Buddha; use someone else's property to do a favor. Pronounced jiè huā xiàn fó.
- borrow flowers to offer to Buddha; use someone else's property to do a favor
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
píng瓶
jiǔ酒
shì是
péng朋
you友
sòng送
de的
，
wǒ我
jiù就
jiè借
huā花
xiàn献
fó佛
，
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
hē喝
le了
ba吧
。
This bottle of wine was a gift from a friend, so I'll borrow these flowers to offer to Buddha and invite everyone to share a drink.
Tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
jiè借
huā花
xiàn献
fó佛
，
yòng用
gōng公
sī司
de的
zī资
yuán源
tǎo讨
hǎo好
kè客
hù户
。
He's just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, using the company's resources to ingratiate himself with the client.
Zhè这
xiē些
diǎn点
xīn心
shì是
lín邻
jū居
sòng送
de的
，
wǒ我
zhèng正
hǎo好
jiè借
huā花
xiàn献
fó佛
，
zhāo招
dài待
nǐ你
men们
。
These snacks were given by my neighbor, so I'm taking the opportunity to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and entertain you all.
Bié别
xiè谢
wǒ我
，
wǒ我
yě也
shì是
jiè借
huā花
xiàn献
fó佛
，
zhǔ主
yì意
shì是
jīng经
lǐ理
chū出
de的
。
Don't thank me, I'm also just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha—the idea came from the manager.