Liu Bei | to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
Jingzhou | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
not have | pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet | |||
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trad. (劉備借荊州——有借無還) | 劉備 | 借 | 荊州 | —— | 有 | 借 | 無 | 還 | |
simp. (刘备借荆州——有借无还) | 刘备 | 借 | 荆州 | —— | 有 | 借 | 无 | 还 | |
Literally: “Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou - borrowing without returning”. |
From the plot of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where Liu Bei asked Sun Quan to lend Jingzhou to him, but Liu refused to return Sun's land when asked to.
劉備借荊州——有借無還