jiǎ​jiè

lenient

  • updated sense approved 假借 · jiǎ​jiè · phonetic loan

    假借

    jiǎ​jiè

    phonetic loan

    one of the Six Methods (六书) of Chinese character classification, where a character is borrowed to represent a homophone one of the [[六书|六書|liu4 shu1]] of Chinese character classification, where a character is borrowed to represent a homophone

    “其”字原本指的是簸箕,但在古文中常被用作假借字。

    verb

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 假借 · jiǎ​jiè · lenient

    假借

    jiǎ​jiè

    lenient

    to be tolerant or indulgent toward someone (often used in negative constructions meaning to show no mercy)

    对于这种严重的违法行为,我们绝不假借。

    verb

    created sense

  • created sense approved 假借 · jiǎ​jiè · phonetic loan

    假借

    jiǎ​jiè

    phonetic loan

    one of the Six Methods (六书) of Chinese character classification, where a character is borrowed to represent a homophone

    “其”字原本指的是簸箕,但在古文中常被用作假借字。

    verb

    created sense

  • created sense approved 假借 · jiǎ​jiè · pretext

    假借

    jiǎ​jiè

    pretext

    to make use of or use something as a pretext, often under false pretenses or a guise

    他假借出差的名义,实际上是去旅游了。

    verb

    created sense