藉端

Chinese

		by means of; in disorder	end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth. level with both hands; to carry; regular
trad. (藉端/借端)		藉/借	端
simp. (借端)		借	端

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièduān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze³ dyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièduān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièduan
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-tuan¹
    • Yale: jyè-dwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehduan
    • Palladius: цзедуань (czeduanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze³ dyun¹
    • Yale: je dyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze³ dyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé³ dün¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³³ tyːn⁵⁵/

Verb

藉端

1. to find an excuse

Synonyms

• 藉口／借口 (jièkǒu)
• 藉故／借故 (jiègù)
• 託故／托故 (tuōgù)
• 託詞／托词 (tuōcí)