借口

借口	jiè kǒu	to use as an excuse / excuse; pretext
借	jiè	to borrow / (used in combination with 给 or 出 etc) to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of / (sometimes followed by 着) by; with
借	jiè	variant of 借
口	kǒu	mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls