jiè duān
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  • adv.use as a pretext; find a pretext; find/invent an excuse

    • jiè duān é zhà

      借端讹诈

      make use of anything as a pretext for blackmailing

    • jiè duān qiāo zhà

      借端敲诈

      find a pretext to blackmail

    • jiè duān tuī tuō

      借端推托

      find a pretext to plead

    • jiè duān shēng shì

      借端生事

      find an excuse to make trouble

    • jiè duān xún xìn

      借端寻衅

      make use of anything as a pretext for seeking a quarrel