tuō​míng

to use someone's name

  • created sense approved 托名/託名 · tuō​míng · to use someone's name — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托名 / 託名

    tuō​míng

    to use someone's name

    to use another person's name or authority as a cover or to gain credibility

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to make an excuse 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · name

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  • created sense approved 托名/託名 · tuō​míng · to leave one's name — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托名 / 託名

    tuō​míng

    to leave one's name

    (literary) to leave one's name for posterity; to have one's name recorded in history or on monuments

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to give expression to 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · reputation

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 托名/託名 · tuō​míng · to impersonate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托名 / 託名

    tuō​míng

    to impersonate

    to falsely assume another person's identity or name, such as in an exam or for a bank account

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to make an excuse 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · name

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 托名/託名 · tuō​míng · pseudonym — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托名 / 託名

    tuō​míng

    pseudonym

    an assumed name; a false name used to conceal one's identity

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to make an excuse 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · name

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 托名/託名 · tuō​míng · to associate oneself with a famous person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托名 / 託名

    tuō​míng

    to associate oneself with a famous person

    to rely on the high reputation of another person to improve or establish one's own social status

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to rely on 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · reputation

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    created sense