tuī​wěi

to shift responsibility

  • created reference approved 推诿/推諉 → 推委 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    推诿 / 推諉 tuī​wěi

    推委 tuī​wěi

    variant

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  • created sense approved 推诿/推諉 · tuī​wěi · to shift responsibility — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    推诿 / 推諉

    tuī​wěi

    to shift responsibility

    To find an excuse to avoid a task or to shift blame onto others; evasiveness.

    推 (literal) → 推 · tuī · to shirk 诿 (literal) → 诿/諉 · wěi · to shirk

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