bounden duty; unshirkable responsibility
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be one's bounden duty; responsibility that cannot be shifted to others; incumbent obligation
formalUsed to express that someone has an absolute obligation or duty to do something and cannot evade it. The character 贷 here is an archaic word meaning 'to shift (responsibility)'.
Bǎo保
wèi卫
zǔ祖
guó国
，
wǒ我
men们
zé责
wú无
páng旁
dài贷
。
Defending our motherland is our bounden duty.
Zuò作
wéi为
yī医
shēng生
，
jiù救
sǐ死
fú扶
shāng伤
shì是
zé责
wú无
páng旁
dài贷
de的
zhí职
zé责
。
As a doctor, healing the wounded and rescuing the dying is an incumbent responsibility that cannot be shirked.
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Bǎo保
hù护
huán环
jìng境
，
rén人
rén人
zé责
wú无
páng旁
dài贷
。
Everyone has an unshirkable duty to protect the environment.
Zǐ子
nǚ女
shàn赡
yǎng养
lǎo老
rén人
，
zhè这
shì是
zé责
wú无
páng旁
dài贷
de的
yì义
wù务
。
It is a bounden duty for children to support their elderly parents.