created sense approved 撇清 · piēqīng · to distance oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
撇清
piēqīng
to distance oneself
To clear one's name or show innocence by stating that a matter has nothing to do with oneself; to push away responsibility.
撇, 清
撇 (literal) → 撇 · piē · to abandon 清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · to clear up
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created sense approved 撇清 · piēqīng · to pretend to be pure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
撇清
piēqīng
to pretend to be pure
(Literary) to feign innocence or uprightness; to act as if one is incorruptible or unrelated to a scandal.
撇, 清
撇 (literal) → 撇 · piē · to abandon 清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · honest
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition