刘备借荆州，只借不还劉備借荊州，只借不還劉備借荊州，只借不還

Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou: borrows but never returns

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: To take something on loan or pretext and refuse to give it back. Humorous or critical.

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Simplified: 刘备借荆州，只借不还
Traditional (Taiwan): 劉備借荊州，只借不還
Pinyin: liúbèi jiè Jīngzhōu, zhǐ jiè bù huán
Pinyin (Taiwan): liúbèi jiè Jīngzhōu, zhǐ jiè bù hái
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄓㄡ，ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄞˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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