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假托

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ tuō

to pretend
to use a pretext
to make sth up
to pass oneself off as sb else
to make use of

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假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on

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3–1 · jia3 tuo1

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