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cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3
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cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
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