與狐謀皮
yǔ​hú​móu​pí

to ask someone to act against their own interests

  • created reference approved 与狐谋皮/與狐謀皮 → 与虎谋皮/與虎謀皮 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    与狐谋皮 / 與狐謀皮 yǔ​hú​móu​pí

    与虎谋皮 / 與虎謀皮 yǔ​hǔ​móu​pí

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 与狐谋皮/與狐謀皮 · yǔ​hú​móu​pí · to ask someone to act against their own interests — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    与狐谋皮 / 與狐謀皮

    yǔ​hú​móu​pí

    to ask someone to act against their own interests

    (idiom) to ask for something from someone whose interests are directly opposed to yours; to try to achieve the impossible because of a conflict of interest. This is the original form of [[与虎谋皮|與虎謀皮|yu3 hu3 mou2 pi2]].

    与 (literal) → 与/與 · yǔ · with 狐 (literal) → 狐 · hú · fox 谋 (literal) → 谋/謀 · móu · to consult 皮 (literal) → 皮 · pí · skin; leather

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

    created sense