卸膊

Chinese

		unload; take off	shoulder; upper arm
trad. (卸膊)		卸	膊
simp. #(卸膊)		卸	膊

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se³ bok³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se³ bok³
    • Yale: se bok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se³ bok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé³ bog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³³ pɔːk̚³/

Verb

卸⫽膊 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, figurative) to throw up one's job; to wash one's hands of; to not take due responsibility
2. (Cantonese, figurative) to shirk responsibility; to shift one's responsibility onto other people

Synonyms

• (to shirk responsibility): 扯皮 (chěpí), 甩鍋／甩锅 (shuǎiguō)

See also

• A字膊 (ei¹ zi⁶ bok³)