草船借箭

cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3

lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]{saam1 gwok3 jin2 ji6}) · fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Meanings

  1. lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]{saam1 gwok3 jin2 ji6})
  2. fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

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