借 | [jiè, ㄐㄧㄝˋ, 借] to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of; to seize (an opportunity); to take (an opportunity) #2,033 [Add to Longdo] |
敏感 | [mǐn gǎn, ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄢˇ, 敏 感] sensitive; susceptible; (politically sensitive, a pretext for censorship) #3,504 [Add to Longdo] |
借口 | [jiè kǒu, ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ, 借 口] excuse; pretext #6,141 [Add to Longdo] |
盾牌 | [dùn pái, ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄆㄞˊ, 盾 牌] shield; pretext; excuse #20,422 [Add to Longdo] |
找借口 | [zhǎo jiè kǒu, ㄓㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ, 找 借 口] to look for a pretext #21,409 [Add to Longdo] |
藉口 | [jiè kǒu, ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ, 藉 口] excuse; pretext #45,024 [Add to Longdo] |
托词 | [tuō cí, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄘˊ, 托 词 / 託 詞] pretext; excuse; also written 托辭|托辞 #57,899 [Add to Longdo] |
九一八事变 | [jiǔ yī bā shì biàn, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ, 九 一 八 事 变 / 九 一 八 事 變] the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变 #75,216 [Add to Longdo] |
托辞 | [tuō cí, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄘˊ, 托 辞 / 托 辭] pretext; excuse; also written 託詞|托词 #75,343 [Add to Longdo] |
假托 | [jiǎ tuō, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄛ, 假 托 / 假 託] pretext; a false pretext #80,865 [Add to Longdo] |
饰词 | [shì cí, ㄕˋ ㄘˊ, 饰 词 / 飾 詞] excuse; pretext #112,913 [Add to Longdo] |
借端 | [jiè duān, ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄢ, 借 端] to use as pretext #211,309 [Add to Longdo] |
找辙 | [zhǎo zhé, ㄓㄠˇ ㄓㄜˊ, 找 辙 / 找 轍] to look for a pretext #269,206 [Add to Longdo] |
亚罗号 | [Yà luó hào, ㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄠˋ, 亚 罗 号 / 亞 羅 號] the Arrow (a Hong Kong registered ship involved in historical incident in 1856 used as pretext for the second Opium War) [Add to Longdo] |
亚罗号事件 | [Yà luó hào shì jiàn, ㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 亚 罗 号 事 件 / 亞 羅 號 事 件] the Arrow incident of 1856 (used as pretext for the second Opium War) [Add to Longdo] |
借词 | [jiè cí, ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄘˊ, 借 词 / 借 詞] loan word; pretext [Add to Longdo] |
欲加之罪,何患无词 | [yù jiā zhī zuì, hé huàn wú cí, ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄟˋ, ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄘˊ, 欲 加 之 罪 , 何 患 无 词 / 慾 加 之 罪 , 何 患 無 詞] If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (成语 saw, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.; also written 慾加之罪, 何患無辭|欲加之罪, 何患无辞 [Add to Longdo] |
欲加之罪,何患无辞 | [yù jiā zhī zuì, hé huàn wú cí, ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄟˋ, ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄘˊ, 欲 加 之 罪 , 何 患 无 辞 / 慾 加 之 罪 , 何 患 無 辭] If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (成语 saw, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. [Add to Longdo] |
找台阶儿 | [zhǎo tái jiē r, ㄓㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦ˙, 找 台 阶 儿 / 找 台 階 兒] to find an excuse; to look for a pretext [Add to Longdo] |
柳条沟事变 | [liǔ tiáo gōu shì biàn, ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄡ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ, 柳 条 沟 事 变 / 柳 條 溝 事 變] the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事变 [Add to Longdo] |
军事情报 | [jūn shì qíng bào, ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄠˋ, 军 事 情 报 / 軍 事 情 報] military intelligence; spying; charge used as a pretext in sentencing dissidents [Add to Longdo] |
衅端 | [xìn duān, ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢ, 衅 端 / 釁 端] pretext for a dispute [Add to Longdo] |
理由 | [りゆう, riyuu] (n) reason; pretext; motive; (P) #445 [Add to Longdo] |
出し(P);出汁 | [だし(P);ダシ, dashi (P); dashi] (n) (1) (uk) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp); (2) (出し only) pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man; (P) #1,174 [Add to Longdo] |
曰く | [いわく, iwaku] (n) (1) pretext; history; past; story; (n-adv) (2) according to ...; ... says #5,074 [Add to Longdo] |
盾(P);楯 | [たて, tate] (n) shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; (P) #6,577 [Add to Longdo] |
名目 | [めいもく(P);みょうもく, meimoku (P); myoumoku] (n, adj-no) (1) name; title; appellation; (something) nominal; (2) (under the) pretext (of); pretense; (P) #8,989 [Add to Longdo] |
因縁 | [いんねん(P);いんえん, innen (P); in'en] (n) (1) { Buddh } hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things); (2) fate; destiny; (3) connection; origin; (4) pretext; (P) #15,303 [Add to Longdo] |
因縁をつける;因縁を付ける | [いんねんをつける, innenwotsukeru] (exp, v1) to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight [Add to Longdo] |
仮託 | [かたく, kataku] (n, vs) pretext; pretense; pretence [Add to Longdo] |
何かと言うと | [なにかというと, nanikatoiuto] (exp) on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat [Add to Longdo] |
寄える;比える | [よそえる, yosoeru] (v1) (1) (uk) to compare; to liken; (2) to use as a pretext [Add to Longdo] |
言いがかり;言い掛かり;言掛かり | [いいがかり, iigakari] (n) false accusation; pretext; commitment [Add to Longdo] |
口実 | [こうじつ, koujitsu] (n) excuse; pretext; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
事寄せて | [ことよせて, kotoyosete] (exp) on the plea of; under the pretext of [Add to Longdo] |
辞柄 | [じへい, jihei] (n) pretext; excuse [Add to Longdo] |
出しにする | [だしにする, dashinisuru] (exp, vt, vs-i) to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something [Add to Longdo] |
出しに使う | [だしにつかう, dashinitsukau] (exp, v5u) to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something [Add to Longdo] |
体よく断る;体良く断る | [ていよくことわる, teiyokukotowaru] (exp, v5r) to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely [Add to Longdo] |
託つけ;託け | [かこつけ, kakotsuke] (n) (uk) pretext; excuse [Add to Longdo] |
託つける;託ける | [かこつける, kakotsukeru] (v1, vt) to use as an excuse; to pretend that; to use something as an excuse; to make something the pretext (for) [Add to Longdo] |
託言 | [たくげん, takugen] (n) pretext; excuse; plea [Add to Longdo] |
被ける | [かずける;かづける, kazukeru ; kadukeru] (v1) (1) (uk) (arch) to place a hat, etc. on someone's head; (2) to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir; (3) to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else; (4) to use something as an excuse or a pretext [Add to Longdo] |
病気に託けて | [びょうきにかこつけて, byoukinikakotsukete] (exp) under the pretext of ill health [Add to Longdo] |
付けたり;付け足り;付足り | [つけたり, tsuketari] (n) addition; pretext [Add to Longdo] |
弁解(P);辯解(oK) | [べんかい, benkai] (n, vs, adj-no) justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse; (P) [Add to Longdo] |