借花敬佛

Chinese

	to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	to respect; to venerate; to salute to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	Buddha; Buddhism
trad. (借花敬佛)	借	花	敬	佛
simp. ^#(借花敬佛)	借	花	敬	佛
Literally: “to borrow flowers to venerate Buddha”.

借花敬佛

(chiefly Cantonese) to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else

Dialectal synonyms of 借花獻佛 (“to offer something that one has received to someone else”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		借花獻佛
Mandarin	Taiwan	借花獻佛
Cantonese	Hong Kong	借花敬佛
Min Nan	Xiamen	借花獻佛

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