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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
踢皮球
- (literal) to kick a ball around
- (figurative) to pass the buck; to avoid responsibility and pass it off to each other
「去求助警察，這是唯一的正當手段，但是警方也是踢皮球，我們不可能硬闖，合法手段已經全部用盡了。」 [MSC, trad.]
「去求助警察，这是唯一的正当手段，但是警方也是踢皮球，我们不可能硬闯，合法手段已经全部用尽了。」 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2021 January 15, 张楠茜, 《拯救可橙： 被父母强送矫治的跨性别者》, in 《鳳凰週刊》 , →ISSN, issue 747, page 41
- “qù qiúzhù jǐngchá, zhè shì wéiyī de zhèngdàng shǒuduàn, dànshì jǐngfāng yěshì tī píqiú, wǒmen bù kěnéng yìng chuǎng, héfǎ shǒuduàn yǐjīng quánbù yòngjìn le.”
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