jiè​gù

to find an excuse

  • created reference approved 借故 → 借端 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借故 jiè​gù

    借端 jiè​duān

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 借故 → 托故/託故 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借故 jiè​gù

    托故 / 託故 tuō​gù

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 借故 → 借口 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借故 jiè​gù

    借口 jiè​kǒu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 借故 → 托辞/託辭 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借故 jiè​gù

    托辞 / 託辭 tuō​cí

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 借故 → 借故/藉故 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借故 jiè​gù

    借故 / 藉故 jiè​gù

    variant

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  • created sense approved 借故 · jiè​gù · to find an excuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借故

    jiè​gù

    to find an excuse

    To find a reason or pretext to do something; also used to describe doing something under a false reason.

    藉故

    借, 故

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to use as a pretext 故 (literal) → 故 · gù · reason

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense