借水行舟
jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

to use others to achieve one's aims

  • created reference approved 借水行舟 → 借水推船 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借水行舟 jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

    借水推船 jiè​shuǐ​tuī​chuán

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  • created reference approved 借水行舟 → 借风使船/借風使船 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借水行舟 jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

    借风使船 / 借風使船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

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  • created reference approved 借水行舟 → 借风驶船/借風駛船 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借水行舟 jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

    借风驶船 / 借風駛船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

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  • created sense approved 借水行舟 · jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu · to use others to achieve one's aims — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借水行舟

    jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

    to use others to achieve one's aims

    to sail a boat by using the current; to take advantage of outside help or someone else's influence to reach one's goals

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · river 行舟 (literal) → 行舟 · xíng​zhōu · to sail a boat

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