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Chinese dictionary
adv.use as a pretext; find a pretext; find/invent an excuse
借端讹诈
make use of anything as a pretext for blackmailing
借端敲诈
find a pretext to blackmail
借端推托
find a pretext to plead
借端生事
find an excuse to make trouble
借端寻衅
make use of anything as a pretext for seeking a quarrel