藉口

See also: 借口

Chinese
by means of; in disorder mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (藉口/借口) 藉/借 口
simp. (借口) 借 口

Pronunciation

Noun

藉口

  1. excuse; pretext
    你最好為遲到找個好藉口。 [MSC, trad.]
    你最好为迟到找个好借口。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zuìhǎo wèi chídào zhǎo ge hǎo jièkǒu. [Pinyin]
    You'd better have a good excuse for being late.

Synonyms

Verb

藉口

  1. to use as an excuse
    他藉口有事不來上班。 [MSC, trad.]
    他借口有事不来上班。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā jièkǒu yǒu shì bù lái shàngbān. [Pinyin]
    He used the fact that he had things to do as an excuse not to go to work.

Synonyms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (藉口):
  • → Japanese: 藉口(しゃこう) (shakō)
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