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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiègù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze⁶ gu³ / ze³ gu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chioh-kò͘ / chià-kò͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiègù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiègù
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-ku⁴
    • Yale: jyè-gù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehguh
    • Palladius: цзегу (czegu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze⁶ gu³ / ze³ gu³
    • Yale: jeh gu / je gu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze⁶ gu³ / dze³ gu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé⁶ gu³ / zé³ gu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː²² kuː³³/, /t͡sɛː³³ kuː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chioh-kò͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsioh-kòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioihkox
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁵ kɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-kò͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsià-kòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciarkox
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sia²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sia¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ¹¹/

Verb

藉故

1. to find an excuse

   她藉故支走了他。 [MSC, trad.]
   她借故支走了他。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā jiègù zhī zǒu le tā. [Pinyin]

   She found an excuse to send him away.

Related terms

• 藉口／借口 (jièkǒu)