上推下卸 — “To shirk responsibility by blaming one's superiors and subordinates”
上推下卸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shirk responsibility by blaming one's superiors and subordinates”. To pass the buck both up and down the chain of command.
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上推下卸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上推下卸 Character Breakdown
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面对项目中的难题，他总是上推下卸，导致问题迟迟得不到解决。
When faced with difficulties in the project, he always shirks responsibility by blaming others, which delays the resolution of problems.
Idioms Related to 上推下卸
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- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tóng同mén门paternal aunt's husband and niece's husband
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
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What does 上推下卸 mean?
上推下卸 (shàng tuī xià xiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shirk responsibility by blaming one's superiors and subordinates”.
How do you pronounce 上推下卸?
上推下卸 is pronounced shàng tuī xià xiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 上推下卸?
把责任推给上级，卸给下级，自己却不负责任