投托
tóu​tuō

to place oneself in care

  • created reference approved 投托 → 投靠 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投托 tóu​tuō

    投靠 tóu​kào

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 投托 · tóu​tuō · to place oneself in care — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投托

    tóu​tuō

    to place oneself in care

    To place oneself in the care of another or to seek patronage; to rely on someone for protection or livelihood.

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to join 托 (literal) → 托/託 · tuō · to rely on

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

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