假借

gaa2 ze3

to make use of · to use sth as pretext · under false pretenses

Meanings

  1. to make use of
  2. to use sth as pretext
  3. under false pretenses
  4. under the guise of
  5. masquerading as
  6. lenient
  7. tolerant
  8. loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  9. character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
  10. also called phonetic loan

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