劉備借荊州——有借無還

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Chinese

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
 
trad. (劉備借荊州——有借無還) 荊州 ——
simp. (刘备借荆州——有借无还) 荆州 ——
Literally: “Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou - borrowing without returning”.
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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation


Idiom

劉備借荊州——有借無還

  1. something borrowed will not be returned

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