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草船借箭

cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

Definitions

  • •lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])
  • •fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Child Words of 草船借箭

借
jiè
草
cǎo
船
chuán
箭
jiàn