- to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
- to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
Characters
- 借 (借): to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- 题 (題): surname Ti
- 发 (發): to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- 挥 (揮): to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
Resources
- Wiktionary: 借题发挥
- MDBG: 借题发挥
- Examples with 借题发挥 on Tatoeba
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