難辭其咎 [难辞－－]

Jyutping naan4 ci4 kei4 gau3
Pinyin nán cí qí jiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cannot escape censure (idiom)
  2. has to bear the blame
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    對​於​錯失​、​罪咎​都​有責任​，​好難​推卸
    to hardly absolve oneself of all blame
    • 我身為指揮，今次事故我難辭其咎。
      我身为指挥，今次事故我难辞其咎。
      ngo5 san1 wai4 zi2 fai1, gam1 ci3 si6 gu3 ngo5 naan4 ci4 kei4 gau3.
      As the commander, I must be held accountable for this incident.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    can hardly absolve oneself from the blame; to be culpable; to be to blame
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我身为指挥，今次事故我难辞其咎。
    我身為指揮，今次事故我難辭其咎。
    ngo5 san1 wai4 zi2 fai1, gam1 ci3 si6 gu3 ngo5 naan4 ci4 kei4 gau3.
    • As the commander, I must be held accountable for this incident.