移花接木

yí huā jiē mù

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom)

What does 移花接木 mean?

移花接木 (yí huā jiē mù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom)

2(fig.) to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another

Character breakdown

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移yíto move · to shift 花Huāsurname Hua 接jiēto receive · to answer (the phone)木Mùsurname Mu

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移花接木

yí huā jiē mù

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