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): ㄊㄨㄟㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi¹ wai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuīwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟㄨㄟˇ
  - 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

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

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