created sense approved 树上开花/樹上開花 · shùshàngkāihuā · to deck a tree with false blossoms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
树上开花 / 樹上開花
shùshàngkāihuā
to deck a tree with false blossoms
(idiom) to decorate a tree with fake flowers, meaning to make something of no value appear valuable; used as a military strategy to create an illusion of strength
树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 开花 (literal) → 开花/開花 · kāihuā · to bloom
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created sense approved 树上开花/樹上開花 · shùshàngkāihuā · to invest for profit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
树上开花 / 樹上開花
shùshàngkāihuā
to invest for profit
(idiom) to invest capital in order to earn a profit; to use existing resources to produce further results
树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 开花 (literal) → 开花/開花 · kāihuā · to bloom
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition