卸膊

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): se³ bok³

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)

(Cantonese, figurative) to throw up one's job; to wash one's hands of; to not take due responsibility
(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)

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