Chinese Word Entry

找借口
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): zhǎo jiè kǒu
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau2 ze3 hau2
Definition:

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Chinese characters used in this word

look for, seek, make change, search, find
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄠˇ (zhǎo), ㄏㄨㄚˊ (huá)
Cantonese: zaau2
Japanese: ソウ (sou)、 カ (ka)、 ゲ (ge) / さおさす (saosasu)、 たずねる (tazuneru)
Korean: 조 (jo), 화 (hwa)
Vietnamese: hoa, trảo, quơ

borrow, rent, lend, make pretext of
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ (jiè)
Cantonese: ze3
Japanese: シャク (shaku)、 シャ (sha)、 セキ (seki) / か.りる (kariru)、 かり (kari)、 たとい (tatoi)
Korean: 차 (cha), 적 (jeog)
Vietnamese:
Variants
Semantic variant form:

mouth, open end, entrance, gate
Readings
Mandarin: ㄎㄡˇ (kǒu)
Cantonese: hau2
Japanese: コウ (kou)、 ク (ku) / くち (kuchi)
Korean: 구 (gu)
Vietnamese: khẩu