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草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
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Definitions
- 1. lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])
- 2. fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends