shift blame; shirk responsibility
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shift the blame onto others; to evade responsibility by blaming others
formalFormal written Chinese. Also written as 委罪 (wěizuì). Often used in legal or official contexts to describe the act of scapegoating.
Tā他
shì试
tú图
wěi诿
zuì罪
yú于
xià下
shǔ属
，
yǐ以
táo逃
bì避
fǎ法
lǜ律
zé责
rèn任
。
He tried to shift the blame onto his subordinates to evade legal responsibility.
Zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
cóng从
bù不
wěi诿
zuì罪
tā他
rén人
，
ér而
shì是
yǒng勇
yú于
chéng承
dān担
zé责
rèn任
。
True leaders never blame others for their own faults, but have the courage to take responsibility.
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Zhè这
fèn份
diào调
chá查
bào报
gào告
xiǎn显
shì示
，
bèi被
gào告
míng明
xiǎn显
yǒu有
wěi诿
zuì罪
yú于
rén人
de的
yì意
tú图
。
This investigation report shows that the defendant clearly intended to shift blame onto others.