yí​huā​jiē​mù

graft

Senses

移花接木 yí​huā​jiē​mù graft

idiom · to graft flowers onto a tree

老园丁通过移花接木的技术,让这棵梨树结出了苹果。

移花接木 yí​huā​jiē​mù substitute

idiom · to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another or use deceptive tactics to change the nature of something

他企图移花接木,把别人的功劳据为己有。

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