巧立名目 in English qiao3 li4 ming2 mu4 Meaning

Meanings

• to fabricate excuses (idiomatic expression)
• to concoct various items (for example: to pad an expense account)

Pinyin

qiao3 li4 ming2 mu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

巧qiao3opportunely 立li4surname Li 名ming2name 目mu4eye