假託 [－托]

Jyutping gaa2 tok3
Pinyin jiǎ tuō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. variant of 假托[jia3 tuo1]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to use as an excuse; to use as a pretext
  2. verb
    to rely on; to make use of
  3. verb
    to do something under someone's name
    • 假託古人之名來著書寫文，在古代是很常見的現象。
      假托古人之名来著书写文，在古代是很常见的现象。
      jiǎ tuō gǔ rén zhī míng lái zhù shū xiě wén ， zài gǔ dài shì hěn cháng jiàn de xiàn xiàng ．
      Writing books and essays under the names of ancients was a very common occurrence in ancient times.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢假托有病，推辞咗个晚宴。
    佢假託有病，推辭咗個晚宴。
    • He decline our invitation on the pretext of sickness.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    假托古人之名来著书写文，在古代是很常见的现象。
    假託古人之名來著書寫文，在古代是很常見的現象。
    jiǎ tuō gǔ rén zhī míng lái zhù shū xiě wén ， zài gǔ dài shì hěn cháng jiàn de xiàn xiàng ．
    • Writing books and essays under the names of ancients was a very common occurrence in ancient times.