shift blame; shirk responsibility
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shift the blame; to shirk responsibility; to evade blame
formalOften used in formal or written contexts to describe the act of blaming others for one's own mistakes. Similar to 诿过.
Chū出
le了
wèn问
tí题
，
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
wěi委
guò过
yú于
rén人
，
cóng从
bù不
fǎn反
xǐng省
zì自
jǐ己
。
When problems arise, he always shifts the blame to others and never reflects on himself.
Zuò作
wéi为
lǐng领
dǎo导
，
bù不
néng能
yī一
yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nan难
jiù就
wěi委
guò过
xià下
shǔ属
。
As a leader, you cannot shift the blame to subordinates as soon as you encounter difficulties.
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Zhè这
fèn份
shēng声
míng明
yǒu有
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
wěi委
guò过
zhī之
xián嫌
，
quē缺
fá乏
chéng诚
yì意
。
This statement clearly tends to shift blame and lacks sincerity.