se3 zaak3卸責卸责

Jyutpingse3 zaak3

Yalese jaak

動詞

Definition

To shirk responsibility, shift the blame, or pass the buck to someone else.

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How it's used

Focuses on the act of pushing blame onto others to avoid personal consequences. It is frequently used in professional or political contexts to criticize someone for being unreliable or cowardly. The character 孭 is often used alongside it to describe the burden of responsibility being avoided.

Examples

ceot1出zo2咗si6事nei5你m4唔hou2好nam2諗zyu6住se3卸zaak3責aa4呀。

Don't even think about shirking your responsibility when something goes wrong.

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日se3卸zaak3責，gaau2搞dou3到di1啲tung4同si6事hou2好m4唔hoi1開sam1心。

He is always passing the buck, which makes his colleagues very unhappy.

Common phrases

se3卸zaak3責hang4行wai4為

act of shirking responsibility

se3卸zaak3責teoi1推se3卸

passing the buck

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 負責, which means to take responsibility. While 負責 implies ownership of a task, 卸責 implies the active rejection of that ownership.