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巧立名目
巧
qiǎo
立
lì
名
míng
目
mù
to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
Characters and words in 巧立名目
巧
qiǎo
=
qi
+
ao3
opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely
Add a new mnemonic for 巧 = 丂 + 工
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立
lì
=
li
+
Ø4
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
Add a new mnemonic for 立 = 䒑 + 亠
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名
míng
=
mi
+
(e)ng2
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
Add a new mnemonic for 名 = 口 + 夕
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名
míng
目
mù
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
目
mù
=
mu
+
Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
Add a new mnemonic for 目 = 囗 + 二
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Words with 巧立名目
巧立名目 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 巧立名目
巧立名目 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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