巧立名目 — “Skillfully establish pretexts”
巧立名目 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to concoct various pretexts or excuses to achieve an ulterior or improper purpose”. Literally, “skillfully establish pretexts”.
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More idioms starting with 巧
- qiǎo巧shàng上jiā加qiǎo巧adding ingenuity to ingenuity
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē接too ingenious to be matched
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē阶too ingenious to be surpassed
- qiǎo巧bù不shèng胜zhuō拙Plain effort outweighs cleverness
- qiǎo巧bù不ruò若zhuō拙Simplicity often beats cleverness
- qiǎo巧wěi伪bù不rú如zhuō拙chéng诚Clumsy sincerity is better than artful hypocrisy
- qiǎo巧wěi伪qū趋lì利crafty and false, pursuing gain
- qiǎo巧zuò作míng名mù目invent clever pretexts for improper purpose
- qiǎo巧tōu偷háo豪duó夺cunningly defraud and forcefully seize
- qiǎo巧fā发qí奇zhòng中make a clever and accurate prediction
- qiǎo巧qǔ取háo豪duó夺acquire by trickery or force
- qiǎo巧tóng同zào造huà化ingenious like nature's creation
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What does 巧立名目 mean?
巧立名目 (qiǎo lì míng mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to concoct various pretexts or excuses to achieve an ulterior or improper purpose”.
How do you pronounce 巧立名目?
巧立名目 is pronounced qiǎo lì míng mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巧立名目 literally mean?
Literally, 巧立名目 means “skillfully establish pretexts”. It is used to mean “to concoct various pretexts or excuses to achieve an ulterior or improper purpose”.
What is the Chinese definition of 巧立名目?
变着法定出一些名目来达到某种不正当的目的。