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所托非人

suǒ tuō fēi réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to entrust sth to the wrong person and get let down
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a62110922e70cc6f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

所託非人 所托非人 [suo3 tuo1 fei1 ren2] /to entrust sth to the wrong person and get let down/

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Other forms in these source records: 所託非人

  • 所
    suǒ

    actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 托
    tuō

    to hold up in one's hand / to support with one's palm / sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) / (bound form) a shill / to ask / to beg / to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuō]) / torr (unit of pressure) / to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee

  • 非
    fēi

    to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must

    Fēi

    abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa

  • 人

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.