推东主西 — “To make all sorts of excuses”
推东主西 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make all sorts of excuses”. To put off; to prevaricate; to shirk responsibility. Literally, “push east, block west”.
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推东主西 Pronunciation and Pinyin
推东主西 Character Breakdown
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这个问题他总是推东主西，迟迟不肯给出明确答复。
He always makes excuses about this problem, delaying a clear answer.
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Synonyms of 推东主西
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- tuī推sān三dàng宕sì四shirk and procrastinate repeatedly
- tuī推sān三lā拉sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
- tuī推sān三āi挨sì四make excuses and procrastinate
- tuī推sān三tuī推sì四make excuses and shirk responsibility
- tuī推zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable truth
- tuī推wáng亡gù固cún存eliminate the failing, consolidate the thriving
- tuī推tiān天qiǎng抢dì地pushing and shoving chaotically
- tuī推zōng宗míng明běn本deduce principles, clarify origin
- tuī推chóng崇bèi备zhì至praise highly and profusely
- tuī推jǐ己jí及rén人put oneself in others' shoes
- tuī推jǐ己jí及wù物empathize with others
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What does 推东主西 mean?
推东主西 (tuī dōng zhǔ xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make all sorts of excuses”.
How do you pronounce 推东主西?
推东主西 is pronounced tuī dōng zhǔ xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 推东主西 literally mean?
Literally, 推东主西 means “push east, block west”. It is used to mean “to make all sorts of excuses”.
What is the Chinese definition of 推东主西?
犹言推三阻四。找各种借口推托。