難辭其咎
nán​cí​qí​jiù

to be unable to escape blame

  • created sense approved 难辞其咎/難辭其咎 · nán​cí​qí​jiù · to be unable to escape blame — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    难辞其咎 / 難辭其咎

    nán​cí​qí​jiù

    to be unable to escape blame

    (idiom) to be unable to escape censure; to have to bear the blame for a mistake or fault

    难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 辞 (literal) → 辞/辭 · cí · to decline 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 咎 (literal) → 咎 · jiù · fault

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