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Keyword
to shirk
  • to pass the buck
  • to make excuses
Frequency
#4114
Strokes
10
Readings
wěi
Mnemonic
讠 (speech) gives the meaning and 委 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
推诿tuīwěi
to shirk responsibility; to blame others; to pass the buck
诿wěi
to shirk; to give excuses
互相推诿hùxiāngtuīwěi
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other; passing the buck to and fro; each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other