jiè​dōng​fēng

to use a favorable situation

  • 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 jiè​dōng​fēng

    南屏山 nán​píng​shān

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 借东风/借東風 · jiè​dōng​fēng · to use a favorable situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借东风 / 借東風

    jiè​dōng​fēng

    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 · dōng​fēng · favorable conditions

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  • created sense approved 借东风/借東風 · jiè​dōng​fēng · Borrowing the Eastern Wind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借东风 / 借東風

    jiè​dōng​fēng

    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 · dōng​fēng · east wind

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