tuō​cí

excuse

  • created reference approved 托辞/託辭 → 托词/托詞 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托辞 / 託辭 tuō​cí

    托词 / 托詞 tuō​cí

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 托辞/託辭 → 借口/藉口 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托辞 / 託辭 tuō​cí

    借口 / 藉口 jiè​kǒu

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 托辞/託辭 · tuō​cí · excuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托辞 / 託辭

    tuō​cí

    excuse

    pretext or excuse used to avoid something or justify an action

    托辭

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to make an excuse 辞 (literal) → 辞/辭 · cí · word

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 托辞/託辭 · tuō​cí · to make an excuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托辞 / 託辭

    tuō​cí

    to make an excuse

    to find a pretext to decline or evade

    托辭

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to make an excuse 辞 (literal) → 辞/辭 · cí · word

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

    created sense