巧立名目

qiǎo lì míng mù

Dictionary entry

to fabricate excuses (idiom)

What does 巧立名目 mean?

巧立名目 (qiǎo lì míng mù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fabricate excuses (idiom)

2to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

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巧qiǎoopportunely · coincidentally 立Lìsurname Li 名míngname · noun (part of speech)目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard

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巧立名目

qiǎo lì míng mù

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