遮箭牌
zhē​jiàn​pái

shield

  • created sense approved 遮箭牌 · zhē​jiàn​pái · shield — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遮箭牌

    zhē​jiàn​pái

    shield

    a protective shield to block arrows; (metaphorical) an excuse or pretext used to avoid responsibility

    遮 (literal) → 遮 · zhē · to block 箭 (literal) → 箭 · jiàn · arrow 牌 (literal) → 牌 · pái · shield

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense