借梯子下楼
jiè​tī​zi​xià​lóu

to find a way out

  • created sense approved 借梯子下楼/借梯子下樓 · jiè​tī​zi​xià​lóu · to find a way out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借梯子下楼 / 借梯子下樓

    jiè​tī​zi​xià​lóu

    to find a way out

    to take advantage of an opportunity or situation to get out of an awkward position or predicament

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 梯子 (literal) → 梯子 · tī​zi · ladder 下楼 (literal) → 下楼/下樓 · xià​lóu · to go downstairs

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

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