Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

巧立名目

qiǎolìmíngmù

ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ

  1. 1to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

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