jiè​guāng

excuse me

  • created sense approved 借光 · jiè​guāng · excuse me — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借光

    jiè​guāng

    excuse me

    A polite phrase used when asking someone to let you through or when asking for directions; "make way, please"

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 光 (literal) → 光 · guāng · benefit

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  • created sense approved 借光 · jiè​guāng · to benefit from association — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借光

    jiè​guāng

    to benefit from association

    To benefit from someone else's prestige, success, or help; literally to borrow light

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 光 (literal) → 光 · guāng · benefit

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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