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踢皮球

Mandarin · pinyin tī pí qiú

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tek3 pei4 kau4

Cantonese word readings for 踢皮球. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(literal) to kick a ball around
(figurative) to pass the buck; to avoid responsibility and pass it off to each other