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耍滑

Mandarin · pinyin shuǎ huá

to resort to tricks
to act in a slippery way
to try to evade (work, responsibility)

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耍: shuǎ · frolic, play, amuse, play with
滑: huá · slip, slide; slippery, polished

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3–2 · shua3 hua2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saa2 waat6

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verb

to try to shirk work or responsibility; to act in a slick way

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