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草船借箭

cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

Definition

  1. (lit.) using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
  2. (fig.) to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Character Decomposition

草
=
艹
+
早
船
=
舟
+
几
+
口
借
=
亻
+
昔
箭
=
⺮
+
前

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