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刘备
liú​bèi

Liu Bei

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 刘备借荆州 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
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