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假借
jiǎ jiè
Definitions
- •to make use of
- •to use sth as pretext
- •under false pretenses
- •under the guise of
- •masquerading as
- •lenient
- •tolerant
- •loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- •character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
- •also called phonetic loan