借端

Traditional form:

借端

Pinyin (reading):

jièduān

Definitions:

• to use as pretext

Characters:

• 借 - to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
• 端 - end, extreme; head; beginning

Traditional characters:

• 借 - to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
• 端 - end, extreme; head; beginning