jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

to sail with the wind

  • created reference approved 借风使船/借風使船 → 借风驶船/借風駛船 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借风使船 / 借風使船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

    借风驶船 / 借風駛船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

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

    借风使船 / 借風使船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

    借水行舟 jiè​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 借风使船/借風使船 → 借水推船 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借风使船 / 借風使船 jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

    借水推船 jiè​shuǐ​tuī​chuán

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 借风使船/借風使船 · jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán · to sail with the wind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借风使船 / 借風使船

    jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

    to sail with the wind

    to sail a boat by utilizing wind power

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 借风使船/借風使船 · jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán · to use others to achieve one's ends — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借风使船 / 借風使船

    jiè​fēng​shǐ​chuán

    to use others to achieve one's ends

    to achieve one's goals by taking advantage of external forces or someone else's influence

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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

    created sense