刘备借荆州
liú​bèi​jiè​jīng​zhōu

Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou

  • created reference approved 刘备借荆州/劉備借荊州 → 有借无还/有借無還 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刘备借荆州 / 劉備借荊州 liú​bèi​jiè​jīng​zhōu

    有借无还 / 有借無還 yǒu​jiè​wú​huán

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  • created sense approved 刘备借荆州/劉備借荊州 · liú​bèi​jiè​jīng​zhōu · Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刘备借荆州 / 劉備借荊州

    liú​bèi​jiè​jīng​zhōu

    Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou

    A common saying meaning "to borrow something with no intention of returning it"; based on the historical account of [[刘备|劉備|liu2 bei4]] borrowing Jingzhou from [[孙权|孫權|sun1 quan2]] and then refusing to give it back

    刘备 (literal) → 刘备/劉備 · liú​bèi · Liu Bei 借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to borrow 荆州 (literal) → 荆州/荊州 · jīng​zhōu · Jing Province

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