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

jiè

variant of 借[jie4]

huā

variant of 花[hua1]

xiàn

to offer

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