托门子
tuō​mén​zi

to use connections

  • created reference approved 托门子/託門子 → 托人/託人 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托门子 / 託門子 tuō​mén​zi

    托人 / 託人 tuō​rén

    synonym

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

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  • created sense approved 托门子/託門子 · tuō​mén​zi · to use connections — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    托门子 / 託門子

    tuō​mén​zi

    to use connections

    To ask someone to use their influence or connections on one's behalf; to seek a way to achieve a goal through back-door channels.

    托, 门子

    托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to entrust 门子 (literal) → 门子/門子 · mén​zi · social influence

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

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