Meaning of 托疾
托疾 means to plead illness; to use illness as an excuse or pretext. Pronounced tuō jí.
- to plead illness; to use illness as an excuse or pretext
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
tuō托
jí疾
tuī推
cí辞
le了
zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
。
He declined the meeting on the pretext of illness.
Zǎi宰
xiàng相
tuō托
jí疾
bù不
chū出
，
cháo朝
tíng廷
dà大
shì事
wú无
rén人
duàn决
jué断
。
The prime minister refused to attend on grounds of illness, leaving no one to decide important affairs of state.
Miàn面
duì对
quán权
guì贵
yāo邀
qǐng请
，
wén文
rén人
wǎng往
wǎng往
tuō托
jí疾
xiè谢
jué绝
。
When faced with invitations from powerful nobles, scholars would often politely decline by pleading illness.