借题发挥

Traditional: 借題發揮

jiè tí fā huī

Dictionary entry

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

What does 借题发挥 mean?

借题发挥 (jiè tí fā huī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

2to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

Character breakdown

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借jièto borrow · (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend 题Tísurname Ti 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)挥huīto wave · to brandish

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借题发挥

jiè tí fā huī

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