草船借箭 — cao3 chuan2 jie4 jian4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

cao³ chuan² jie⁴ jian⁴

lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義 and 三国演义San¹ guo² Yan³ yi⁴)/fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

草

船

借

箭

As word

1

cao³

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

2

chuan²

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

3

jie⁴

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

4

jian⁴

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