verb
to pass the buck; to avoid responsibilities by finding excuses (syn.) 解脱, 解脫, 推脫, 推卸, 推脱
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
推诿
推諉
tuī wěi
to pass the buck
to pass the buck; to avoid responsibilities by finding excuses
Mandarin
接到法院的通知后，陈某自知名下无登记房产，表现出一副欠债不多不以为然的态度，以没钱还款为由推诿。
接到法院的通知後，陳某自知名下無登記房產，表現出一副欠債不多不以為然的態度，以沒錢還款為由推諉。
jiē dào fǎ yuàn de tōng zhī hòu ， chén mǒu zì zhī míng xià wú dēng jì fáng chǎn ， biǎo xiàn chū yī fù qiàn zhài bù duō bù yǐ wéi rán de tài dù ， yǐ méi qián huán kuǎn wéi yóu tuī wěi ．
Knowing he had no properties registered under his name, Chen gave an I-didn't-owe-much-so-I-didn't-care attitude after he received the notification from the court, and shirked the issue by stating he did not have enough money to pay back.