借端
jiè​duān

to use as a pretext

  • created reference approved 借端 → 藉端 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借端 jiè​duān

    藉端 jiè​duān

    variant

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 借端 · jiè​duān · to use as a pretext — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借端

    jiè​duān

    to use as a pretext

    To use something as an excuse or a reason to do something else; also written as [[藉端|藉端|jie4 duan1]]

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to use as a pretext 端 (literal) → 端 · duān · reason

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

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