tuō​gù

to use as an excuse

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

    托故 / 託故 tuō​gù

    借故 jiè​gù

    synonym

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

    托故 / 託故 tuō​gù

    藉口 jiè​kǒu

    synonym

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

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  • created sense approved 托故/託故 · tuō​gù · to use as an excuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托故 / 託故

    tuō​gù

    to use as an excuse

    To find a pretext or use something as an excuse; to do something under some pretense.

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to make an excuse 故 (literal) → 故 · gù · reason

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

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