| 巧立名目 |
qiǎo lì míng mù |
to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account) |
| 巧 |
qiǎo |
opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely |
| 立 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 立 |
lì |
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |
| 名目 |
míng mù |
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame |
| 目 |
mù |
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title |