藉ze3口hau2

English

1. to use as an excuse
2. excuse; pretext
3. on the pretext
4. excuse
5. pretext
6. also written 借口[jie4 kou3]

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 為解釋某啲事、辯護、推卸責任而作出嚟嘅原因、理由

Examples

• 揾藉口

  to find an excuse

• 呢個只不過係個藉口。

  That's just an excuse.

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• 你唔好再揾藉口偷懶喇！

  Don't find any excuse for being lazy!

• 佢每次遲到都一定有借口嘅。

  He always have excuses when he is late.

• 我冇郵票收藏，但係我有日本明信片收藏。 我諗我可以用得呢個做藉口邀請佢嚟我屋企。

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• 「對唔住，我瞓過咗。」「我又聽厭咗湯姆嘅藉口。」「對唔住，連瑪麗都有時醒唔到，係咪？」「唔係。」

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• 這只不過是個藉口。

  That's just an excuse.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 他們的藉口都是一樣的。

  Their excuses were all alike.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY