created reference approved 借东风/借東風 → 南屏山 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借东风 / 借東風 jièdōngfēng
南屏山 nánpíngshān
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 借东风/借東風 · jièdōngfēng · to use a favorable situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借东风 / 借東風
jièdōngfēng
to use a favorable situation
To use a great opportunity or help from others to get things done; originally refers to Zhuge Liang using the eastern wind to help Zhou Yu defeat Cao Cao's army in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 东风 (literal) → 东风/東風 · dōngfēng · favorable conditions
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 借东风/借東風 · jièdōngfēng · Borrowing the Eastern Wind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借东风 / 借東風
jièdōngfēng
Borrowing the Eastern Wind
A traditional Chinese opera play based on the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" story where Zhuge Liang rituals for the wind to assist a fire attack against the fleet of [[曹操|曹操|cao2 cao1]]
借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 东风 (literal) → 东风/東風 · dōngfēng · east wind
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition