wěi
tuō

technical
literary

Meaning of 伪托

伪托 means to falsely attribute (a work) to another, especially to pass off one's own or a later work as ancient; to forge. Pronounced wěi tuō.

  • to falsely attribute (a work) to another, especially to pass off one's own or a later work as ancient; to forge

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jīng
shì
hòu
rén
wěi
tuō
Shì
jiā
móu
zhī
míng
suǒ
zuò
 

This Buddhist scripture was written by later generations falsely attributing it to Śākyamuni.

bèi
jiàn
dìng
wéi
Táng
dài
de
zuò
pǐn
 
shí
shang
shì
Míng
dài
rén
wěi
tuō
de
 

That painting authenticated as a Tang Dynasty work was actually a Ming Dynasty forgery falsely attributed to an earlier period.

shǐ
shang
yǒu
hěn
duō
xué
zhù
zuò
shì
wěi
tuō
míng
zhī
míng
liú
chuán
de
 

Many medical works in history have been circulated under the falsely attributed names of famous physicians.

wèi
le
chū
míng
 
wěi
tuō
rén
míng
biǎo
le
zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
 

To become famous, he published this article falsely under an ancient person's name.

Zhè
jīng
shū
bèi
xué
zhě
zhèng
shí
wéi
wěi
tuō
zhī
zuò
 

This scripture was confirmed by scholars to be a spurious work.