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借端

/ jiè duān / 
Strokes

Definition

to use as pretext

Example

As a Verb

use as a pretext; find/invent an excuse

1
Jièduān
借端
xúnxìn
寻衅

find an excuse for seeking a quarrel

2
Jiè
借
duān
端
shēngshì
生事

find excuses to make trouble; make trouble under pretext

3
Jiè
借
duān
端
ézhà
讹诈

make use of anything as a pretext for blackmailing