草船借箭

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cǎochuánjièjiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

- lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义 sānguóyǎnyì)
- fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

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