巧立名目 — qiao3 li4 ming2 mu4 — Chinese Dictionary

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qiao³ li⁴ ming² mu⁴

to fabricate excuses (idiom)/to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

qiao³

to fabricate excuses (idiom)/to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

2

li⁴

to fabricate excuses (idiom)/to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

3

ming²

to fabricate excuses (idiom)/to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

4

mu⁴

to fabricate excuses (idiom)/to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)