Chinese–English

假借

jiǎ jiè · jia jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to make use of
  2. to use sth as pretext
  3. under false pretenses
  4. under the guise of
  5. masquerading as
  6. lenient
  7. tolerant
  8. loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書 / 六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  9. character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
  10. also called phonetic loan

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