Grass grows abundantly in the early morning dew across the fields.
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草船借箭
草船借箭
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
- 。
The story of borrowing arrows with a straw boat is a famous tale.
- 貳名noun
fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
- 。
Borrowing arrows with a grass boat is a famous story.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舟(small boat; pictographic)RADICAL
- 几(small table)PHONETIC
- 口(mouth; cavity)ASSOCIATIVE
A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient times; past)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Borrowing someone else's belongings means temporarily taking something from their past possessions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 竹(bamboo)RADICAL
- 前(front; ahead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow made from bamboo flies forward to pierce through its target.
草船借箭
Traditional草
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
- 。
The story of borrowing arrows with a straw boat is a famous tale.
- 貳名noun
fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
- 。
Borrowing arrows with a grass boat is a famous story.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舟(small boat; pictographic)RADICAL
- 几(small table)PHONETIC
- 口(mouth; cavity)ASSOCIATIVE
A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient times; past)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Borrowing someone else's belongings means temporarily taking something from their past possessions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 竹(bamboo)RADICAL
- 前(front; ahead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow made from bamboo flies forward to pierce through its target.
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