shuǎi
zi

idiom
informal

Meaning of 摔耙子

摔耙子 means to abandon one's workload; to wash one's hands of a responsibility; to quit abruptly. Pronounced shuǎi pá zi.

  • to abandon one's workload; to wash one's hands of a responsibility; to quit abruptly

Definitions & Examples

dào
kùn
nan
jiù
shuǎi
zi
 
diǎn
r
ér
rèn
xīn
dōu
méi
 

He quits as soon as he encounters difficulties, showing no sense of responsibility at all.

Zhè
xiàng
guān
dào
jiā
de
 
néng
zhōng
shuǎi
zi
 

This project concerns everyone's interests; you can't wash your hands of it halfway through.

shuǎi
zi
gàn
le
 
làn
tān
zi
liú
gěi
le
tóng
shì
 

He quit abruptly, leaving the mess for his colleagues to handle.