thoái thác
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰwaːj˧˥ tʰaːk˧˥/
Central
/tʰwa̰ːj˩˧ tʰa̰ːk˩˧/
Southern
/tʰwaːj˧˥ tʰaːk˧˥/
shirk
Verb
shirk
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2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
shirk Core Actions
To avoid a responsibility or task by giving excuses instead of completing what is required.
vi Anh ta luôn tìm cách thoái thác công việc được giao.
en He always tries to shirk the assigned work.
Parts
thoái / thác / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 退託 …
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Parts
thoái / thác / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 退託 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 退託
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
退託
Candidates by syllable
thoái
腿（退）
thác
托（託 / 𣨰 / 𣴜）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
chểnh mảng / khai thác / ủy thác / kí thác …
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Similar
chểnh mảng / khai thác / ủy thác / kí thác …
Use
thoái hoá / suy thoái / thoái lui / tiến thoái lưỡng nan …
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Use
thoái hoá / suy thoái / thoái lui / tiến thoái lưỡng nan …