liáo yǐ sè zé

Traditional: 聊以塞責

聊以塞责 (liáo yǐ sè zé) is a Chinese word meaning “in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities; in order to get off the hook”.

Meanings

  1. 1in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities
  2. 2in order to get off the hook

Characters in 聊以塞责

聊liáo · (coll.) to chat以yǐ · to use塞sāi · to plug; to stop up; to stuff in责zé · duty

Related words

可以can所以therefore以为to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)以to use以abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以old variant of 以[yi3]以old variant of 以[yi3]以前before以后after负责to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for以及and; as well as责任responsibility; duty; liability

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