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互相推諉

简互相推诿 · 繁互相推諉

Mandarin · pinyin hù xiāng tuī wěi

mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
passing the buck to and fro
each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other

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互: hù · mutually, reciprocally
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
推: tuī · push, expel; push forward
諉: Look up this written character
诿: wěi · pass buck, lay blame on others

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4–1–1–3 · hu4 xiang1 tui1 wei3

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wu6 soeng1 teoi1 wai2

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