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轉托

简转托 · 繁轉托

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn tuō

to pass on a task
to delegate one's work
to pass the buck

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托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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3–1 · zhuan3 tuo1

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zyun2 tok3

Cantonese word readings for 轉托. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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