假托
gaa2 tok3jiǎ tuō
English
- to pretend
- to use a pretext
- to make sth up
- to pass oneself off as sb else
- to make use of
- on the pretext of; under someone's name
粵語 — Cantonese
- 借一件事作理由
Examples
佢假託有病,推辭咗個晚宴。
He decline our invitation on the pretext of sickness.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk