问诸水滨 — “To shirk responsibility”
问诸水滨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shirk responsibility”. To evade a question by pointing to others or implying it's not one's concern.
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问诸水滨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
问诸水滨 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 问诸水滨
这项任务的细节我不太清楚，你问我，我也只能问诸水滨。
I'm not very clear on the details of this task; if you ask me, I can only point you to someone else.
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Open the tool →Questions about 问诸水滨
What does 问诸水滨 mean?
问诸水滨 (wèn zhū shuǐ bīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shirk responsibility”.
How do you pronounce 问诸水滨?
问诸水滨 is pronounced wèn zhū shuǐ bīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 问诸水滨?
滨：水边。比喻不承担责任或两者不相干。