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借 … 之名 (under the guise of)

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A meeting that was really a holiday

  • variant of 借jiè + Noun + 之名zhī míng = "in the name of / under the guise of".
  • variant of 借jièto hold a meeting开会kāi huì之名zhī míngto gotrip旅游 yóu = "go travelling under the guise of a meeting."
  • variant of 借jiè之名zhī míng often hints the real motive differs from the stated one.

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