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嫁禍於人

简嫁祸于人 · 繁嫁禍於人

Mandarin · pinyin jià huò yú rén

to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
to pass the buck

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嫁: jià · to marry, give a daughter in marriage
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於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
祸: huò · misfortune, calamity, disaster
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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4–4–2–2 · jia4 huo4 yu2 ren2

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gaa3 wo6 jyu1 jan4

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(idiomatic) to shift the blame on others; to pass the buck

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