借花献佛

jiè huā xiàn fó

lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property

plagiarism

借

jiè

variant of 借[jie4]

花

huā

variant of 花[hua1]

献

xiàn

to offer

佛

fó

Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])