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開脫罪責

简开脱罪责 · 繁開脫罪責

Mandarin · pinyin kāi tuō zuì zé

to absolve sb from guilt
to exonerate
to exculpate

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
脫: Look up this written character
罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
責: Look up this written character
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
脱: tuō · take off
责: zé · one's responsibility, duty

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1–1–4–2 · kai1 tuo1 zui4 ze2

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hoi1 tyut3 zeoi6 zaak3

Cantonese word readings for 開脫罪責. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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