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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
藉口 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
藉口 ＝ 藉 ＋ 口
ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ · jièkǒu
noun — an excuse, pretext; verb — to use as a pretext

字源 FORM — what the parts do

藉to make use of, borrow as a pretext (憑藉)jiè艸 the plant; 耤 jí gives the sound
口mouth (開口)kǒu
藉口，憑藉的藉，開口的口。
關 · Related
憑藉píngjièleaning on something — the same 藉