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假託

简假托 · 繁假託

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ tuō

variant of 假托 jiǎ tuō

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

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3–1 · jia3 tuo1

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gaa2 tok3

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verb

to do something under someone's name
to rely on; to make use of
to use as an excuse; to use as a pretext

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