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託言

託言

See also: 托言

Chinese

		entrust	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (託言)		託	言
simp. (托言)		托	言

Verb

託言

(literary) to make a pretext; to make an excuse (to do something)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tuōyán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: tuōyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuoyan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    拖延
    脫鹽／脱盐
    託言／托言