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
Min Nan (POJ): chià-khió / chioh-kháu / chià-kháu / chiah-kháu / chiah-khó͘ / chià-khó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jièkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    戒口
    界口
    藉口
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɛː³³ hɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɛː²² hɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chia-khiéu
  - Hakka Romanization System: jia kieu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jia⁴ kieu³
  - IPA: /t͡ɕi̯a⁵⁵ kʰi̯eu̯³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-khió
  - Tâi-lô: tsià-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciarqioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chioh-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: tsioh-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cioihqao
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡ɕio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaʊ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: tsià-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciarqao
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕia¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕia²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕia²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaʊ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiah-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: tsiah-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciahqao
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaʊ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiah-khó͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsiah-khóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciahqor
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-khó͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsià-khóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciarqor
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕia¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕia²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔ⁴¹/

Noun

藉口

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

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.

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