借 ze³ {jiè}

(adverb) excuse me

藉〔借〕 {jiè}

1. to lend
2. to borrow
3. by means of
4. to take (an opportunity)

借 ze³ {jiè}

1. to lend
2. to borrow
3. by means of
4. to take (an opportunity)

借鑑〔-鉴〕 ze³ gaam³ {jiè jiàn}

use as reference or demostrating

借開〔-开〕 ze³ hoi¹ {jiè kāi}

excuse me (rudely); please move away

借殼〔-壳〕 ze³ hok³ {jiè ké}

reserve takeover, a terminology in business administration

借意 ze³ ji³ {jiè yì}

to excuse

借歪 ze³ me² {jiè wāi}

"excuse me" (asking someone to make way); to give way

借書〔-书〕 ze³ syu¹ {jiè shū}

Borrow a book

借借 ze³ ze³ {jiè jiè}

"excuse me" (asking someone to make way)

借取 ze³ ceoi² {jiè qǔ}

to borrow

借出 ze³ ceot¹ {jiè chū}

to lend

借詞〔-词〕 ze³ ci⁴ {jiè cí}

1. loanword
2. pretext

借錢〔-钱〕 ze³ cin² {jiè qián}

1. to lend money
2. to borrow money

借重 ze³ cung⁵ {jiè zhòng}

to rely on sb for support

借單〔-单〕 ze³ daan¹ {jiè dān}

1. receipt for a loan
2. written confirmation of a debt
3. IOU

借調〔-调〕 ze³ diu⁶ {jiè diào}

to temporarily transfer (personnel)

借代 ze³ doi⁶ {jiè dài}

metonymy

借讀〔-读〕 ze³ duk⁶ {jiè dú}

to attend school on a temporary basis

借端 ze³ dyun¹ {jiè duān}

to use as pretext

借火 ze³ fo² {jiè huǒ}

to borrow a light (for a cigarette)

借方 ze³ fong¹ {jiè fāng}

1. borrower
2. debit side (of a balance sheet)

借款 ze³ fun² {jiè kuǎn}

1. to lend money
2. to borrow money
3. loan

借鑒〔-鉴〕 ze³ gaam³ {jiè jiàn}

1. to use other people's experience
2. to borrow from a source
3. to use as reference

借機〔-机〕 ze³ gei¹ {jiè jī}

to seize the opportunity

借記〔-记〕 ze³ gei³ {jiè jì}

to debit

借鏡〔-镜〕 ze³ geng³ {jiè jìng}

1. to use other people's experience
2. to borrow from a source
3. to use as reference

借據〔-据〕 ze³ geoi³ {jiè jù}

receipt for a loan

借故 ze³ gu³ {jiè gù}

to find an excuse

借過〔-过〕 ze³ gwo³ {jiè guò}

excuse me

借光 ze³ gwong¹ {jiè guāng}

1. Excuse me.
2. reflected glory
3. to profit from sb else's prestige

借口 ze³ hau² {jiè kǒu}

1. to use as an excuse
2. on the pretext
3. excuse
4. pretext

借以 ze³ ji⁵ {jiè yǐ}

1. so as to
2. for the purpose of
3. in order to

借用 ze³ jung⁶ {jiè yòng}

1. to borrow sth for another use
2. to borrow an idea for one's own use

借喻 ze³ jyu⁶ {jiè yù}

to use sth as a metaphor

借閱〔-阅〕 ze³ jyut⁶ {jiè yuè}

to borrow books to read

借契 ze³ kai³ {jiè qì}

contract for a loan

借給〔-给〕 ze³ kap¹ {jiè gěi}

to lend to sb

借問〔-问〕 ze³ man⁶ {jiè wèn}

(honorific) May I ask?

借命 ze³ ming⁶ {jiè mìng}

to live out a pointless existence

借勢〔-势〕 ze³ sai³ {jiè shì}

1. to borrow sb's authority
2. to seize an opportunity

借宿 ze³ suk¹ {jiè sù}

1. to stay with sb
2. to ask for lodging

借貸〔-贷〕 ze³ taai³ {jiè dài}

1. to borrow or lend money
2. debit and credit items on a balance sheet

借條〔-条〕 ze³ tiu⁴ {jiè tiáo}

1. receipt for a loan
2. IOU

借位 ze³ wai² {jiè wèi}

in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place

借債〔-债〕 ze³ zaai³ {jiè zhài}

to borrow money

借支 ze³ zi¹ {jiè zhī}

to get an advance on one's pay

借指 ze³ zi² {jiè zhǐ}

1. to refer to
2. metaphor

借助 ze³ zo⁶ {jiè zhù}

1. to draw support from
2. with the help of

借賬〔-账〕 ze³ zoeng³ {jiè zhàng}

1. to borrow money
2. to take a loan

借住 ze³ zyu⁶ {jiè zhù}

to lodge

借箸 ze³ zyu⁶ {jiè zhù}

1. lit. to borrow chopsticks
2. to make plans for sb else

藉此〔借-〕 ze⁶ ci² {jiè cǐ}

1. using this as a pretext
2. thereby

借啲意 ze³ di¹ ji² {jiè dī yì}

to be opportunistic; to take advantage of a situation; to make an excuse to

借一借 ze³ jat¹ ze³ {jiè yī jiè}

"excuse me" (asking someone to make way); to borrow

借問聲〔-问声〕 ze³ man⁶ seng¹ {jiè wèn shēng}

Excuse me. Could you tell me…?

借歪啲 ze³ me² di¹ {jiè wāi dī}

excuse me (rudely); step or move aside

借尿遁 ze³ niu⁶ deon⁶ {jiè niào dùn}

escape or avoid responsibility by faking the urge to urinate (slang)

借水遁 ze³ seoi² deon⁶ {jiè shuǐ dùn}

use water as cover to escape, a term which is mostly used in Chinese martial arts fiction

借屎遁 ze³ si² deon⁶ {jiè shǐ dùn}

using going to the restroom as an excuse to escape from an undesired situation

借單兒〔-单儿〕 ze³ daan¹ ji⁴ {jiè dān r}

1. receipt for a loan
2. written confirmation of a debt
3. IOU

借東風〔-东风〕 ze³ dung¹ fung¹ {jiè dōng fēng}

1. lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
2. fig. to use sb's help

借款人 ze³ fun² jan⁴ {jiè kuǎn rén}

the borrower

借記卡〔-记-〕 ze³ gei³ kaat¹ {jiè jì kǎ}

debit card

借入方 ze³ jap⁶ fong¹ {jiè rù fāng}

1. borrower
2. debit side (of a balance sheet)

借書單〔-书单〕 ze³ syu¹ daan¹ {jiè shū dān}

book slip

借書證〔-书证〕 ze³ syu¹ zing³ {jiè shū zhèng}

library card

借債人〔-债-〕 ze³ zaai³ jan⁴ {jiè zhài rén}

1. debtor
2. borrower

借字兒〔--儿〕 ze³ zi⁶ ji⁴ {jiè zì r}

1. IOU
2. receipt for a loan

借花敬佛 ze³ faa¹ ging³ fat⁶ {jiè huā jìng fó}

borrow a flower and offer it to the Buddha, which means taking something given by others as a present for somebody else

借頭借路〔-头--〕 ze³ tau⁴ ze³ lou⁶ {jiè tóu jiè lù}

excuse; looking for an excuse

借刀殺人〔--杀-〕 ze³ dou¹ saat³ jan⁴ {jiè dāo shā rén}

1. to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2. to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3. to attack using the strength of another (idiom)

借花獻佛〔--献-〕 ze³ faa¹ hin³ fat⁶ {jiè huā xiàn Fó}

1. lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2. plagiarism

借方差額〔---额〕 ze³ fong¹ caa¹ ngaak² {jiè fāng chā é}

debit balance (accountancy)

借腹生子 ze³ fuk¹ sang¹ zi² {jiè fù shēng zǐ}

surrogate pregnancy

借古諷今〔--讽-〕 ze³ gu² fung³ gam¹ {jiè gǔ fěng jīn}

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

借古喻今 ze³ gu² jyu⁶ gam¹ {jiè gǔ yù jīn}

to borrow the past as a model for the present

借屍還魂〔-尸还-〕 ze³ si¹ waan⁴ wan⁴ {jiè shī huán hún}

lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

借題發揮〔-题发挥〕 ze³ tai⁴ faat³ fai¹ {jiè tí fā huī}

1. to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
2. to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

借酒澆愁〔--浇-〕 ze³ zau² giu¹ sau⁴ {jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu}

to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)

借資挹注〔-资--〕 ze³ zi¹ jap¹ zyu³ {jiè zī yì zhù}

to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)

藉詞推搪〔借词--〕 ze⁶ ci⁴ teoi¹ tong⁴ {jiè cí tuī táng}

to make a lot of excuses

借咗聾耳陳隻耳〔--聋-陈只-〕 ze³ zo² lung⁴ ji⁵ can⁴ zek³ ji⁵ {jiè zuo lóng ěr chén zhī ěr}

turn on a deaf ear; pretend not to hear (slang)