借題發揮

ze3 tai4 faat3 fai1

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas · to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
  2. to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

Written Forms

借題發揮Traditional · Main Form
借题发挥Alternate Form

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