推諉

Chinese

		push; refuse (responsibility); shove	shirk; give excuses
trad. (推諉)		推	諉
simp. (推诿)		推	诿
alternative forms		推委

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuīwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi¹ wai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuīwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tueiwěi
    • Wade–Giles: tʻui¹-wei³
    • Yale: twēi-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueiwoei
    • Palladius: туйвэй (tujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: teoi¹ wai²
    • Yale: tēui wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toey¹ wai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: têu¹ wei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

推諉

1. to pass the buck; to avoid responsibilities by finding excuses

Synonyms

• 推卸 (tuīxiè)
• 推脫／推脱 (tuītuō)
• 解脫／解脱 (jiětuō)
• 貸／贷 (literary, or in compounds)

 

Derived terms

• 推諉塞責／推诿塞责