created sense approved 寄托/寄託 · jìtuō · to entrust — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寄托 / 寄託
jìtuō
to entrust
To place someone or something in the care of another person; to commit a person or task into another's charge.
寄托
寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to entrust
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created sense approved 寄托/寄託 · jìtuō · to place (hope or energy) in — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寄托 / 寄託
jìtuō
to place (hope or energy) in
To invest one's hopes, ideals, or emotions in a person, career, or activity; also refers to a person or thing that serves as a source of spiritual or emotional support.
寄托
寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to give expression to
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created sense approved 寄托/寄託 · jìtuō · to find a place for — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寄托 / 寄託
jìtuō
to find a place for
(Literary) to find a place to stay or to seek refuge; to settle down and find security.
寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to stay temporarily 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to give expression to
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created sense approved 寄托/寄託 · jìtuō · bailment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寄托 / 寄託
jìtuō
bailment
(Law) a legal contract where one party delivers property to another for safekeeping.
寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to entrust
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created sense approved 寄托/寄託 · jìtuō · literary allegory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寄托 / 寄託
jìtuō
literary allegory
(In literature and art) to convey feelings or ideas through a specific subject; to use allegory or metaphors to express one's thoughts
寄托
寄 (literal) → 寄 · jì · to entrust 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to give expression to
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