假託

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Chinese

vacation; fake; false
vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
 
entrust
trad. (假託/假托) /
simp. (假托)

Pronunciation


Verb

假託

  1. to do something under someone's name
    假託古人著書古代常見現象 [MSC, trad.]
    假托古人著书古代常见现象 [MSC, simp.]
    Jiǎtuō gǔrén zhī míng lái zhùshū xiě wén, zài gǔdài shì hěn chángjiàn de xiànxiàng.
    Writing books and essays under the names of ancients was a very common occurrence in ancient times.
  2. to rely on; to make use of
    Synonym: 憑藉凭借 (píngjiè)
  3. to use as an excuse; to use as a pretext
    Synonym: 藉口借口 (jièkǒu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (假託):
  • Japanese: 仮託(かたく) (kataku)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 假託 – see the following entry.
仮託かたく
excuse, pretext, pretense, plea
to make a pretext, excuse, or plea of
Alternative spelling
仮托
(This term, 假託, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)