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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ hau² / ze³ hau² / ze⁶ hau²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chia-khiéu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chià-khió / chioh-kháu / chià-kháu / chiah-kháu / chiah-khó͘ / chià-khó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: jyè-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehkoou
    • Palladius: цзекоу (czekou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ hau² / ze³ hau² / ze⁶ hau²
    • Yale: jihk háu / je háu / jeh háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ hau² / dze³ hau² / dze⁶ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ heo² / zé³ heo² / zé⁶ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɛː³³ hɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɛː²² hɐu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chia-khiéu
    • Hakka Romanization System: jia kieu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jia⁴ kieu³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯a⁵⁵ kʰi̯eu̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-khió
    • Tâi-lô: tsià-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciarqioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chioh-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: tsioh-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioihqao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: tsià-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciarqao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sia²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sia¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sia²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiah-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: tsiah-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciahqao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiah-khó͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsiah-khóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciahqor
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-khó͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsià-khóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciarqor
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sia¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sia²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔ⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 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

• (archaic) 題目／题目 (tímù)

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.

Related terms

• 藉故／借故 (jiègù)

(deprecated template usage)