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巧立名目
Mandarin · pinyin qiǎo lì míng mù
Meanings
- to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
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3–4–2–4 · qiao3 li4 ming2 mu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6
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haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to concoct various pretexts; to invent all sorts of names
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