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推來推去

简推来推去 · 繁推來推去

Mandarin · pinyin tuī lái tuī qù

(idiom) to rudely push and pull others
(idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others

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推: tuī · push, expel; push forward
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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1–2–1–4 · tui1 lai2 tui1 qu4

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(idiomatic) to push one another rudely
(figurative) to shirk responsibility (onto others)

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