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Meaning of 巧立名目

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qiǎo míng
to fabricate excuses (idiom); to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
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Antonyms: 实事求是
Example Sentences
1
Some government departments try in a hundred and one ways to collect money by inventing different names.
2
Above only charges, if there are all sorts of other costs, it has to be a Pianqian.
3
Another is to tell people they are sick, then offer them a traditional cure for an outlandish sum.
4
The Iranians, meanwhile, hold several U.S. citizens as undeclared hostages under various pretexts, including allegations of spying.
5
That is to say, except for some necessary and prescribed fees, the government institutions at various levels are not allowed to levy various charges or fees on the people in various kinds of names.