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

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): /t͡ɕio(ʔ)⁵ kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chià-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsià-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciarkox
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕia²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕia¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ¹¹/

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 zhī zǒu le tā. [Pinyin]
She found an excuse to send him away.

Synonyms

藉口／借口 (jièkǒu)
藉端／借端 (jièduān)
託故／托故 (tuōgù)
託詞／托词 (tuōcí)

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