移花接木

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Chinese

to move; to shift; to change
to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
to extend; to connect; to receive
to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
 
tree; wood
trad. (移花接木)
simp. #(移花接木)

Pronunciation


Idiom

移花接木

  1. to graft one twig on another; to graft
  2. (figuratively) to stealthily substitute one thing for another