借花敬佛 [----]
Jyutping
ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6
Pinyin
jiè huā jìng fú
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動詞
拎人地畀你嘅嘢送畀第三者做人情
to take something given by others as a present for somebody else; literally: to borrow a flower and offer it to the Buddha
借花敬佛 [----]
Jyutping
ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6
Pinyin
jiè huā jìng fó
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borrow a flower and offer it to the Buddha, which means taking something given by others as a present for somebody else
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phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else
(syn.) 借花敬佛, 借花獻佛