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藉故

藉故

See also: 借故

Chinese

		by means of; in disorder	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
trad. (藉故/借故)		藉/借	故
simp. (借故)		借	故

Verb

藉故

to find an excuse

她藉故支走了他。 [MSC, trad.]

她借故支走了他。 [MSC, simp.]

Tā jiègù zhīzǒu le tā. [Pinyin]

She found an excuse to send him away.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiègù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze⁶ gu³, ze³ gu³
Min Nan (POJ): chià-kò͘ / chioh-kò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiègù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehguh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze⁶ gu³, ze³ gu³
  - Yale: jeh gu, je gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze⁶ gu³, dze³ gu³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː²² kuː³³/, /t͡sɛː³³ kuː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-kò͘ / chioh-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsià-kòo / tsioh-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciarkox, cioihkox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕia²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/, /t͡ɕiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔ⁴¹/, /t͡ɕiɤ(ʔ)⁵ kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕia²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/, /t͡ɕiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕia¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ¹¹/, /t͡ɕio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕia²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ²¹/, /t͡ɕiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔ²¹/