转嫁 (zhuǎn jià) — (of a woman) to remarry after divorce or widowhood; to shift, to transfer (responsibility, blame, cost, etc.) onto someone else
Definition
A verb with two distinct senses: a dated/literary 'to remarry' (of a woman after divorce or widowhood), and the modern figurative 'to shift blame, cost, or responsibility onto someone else' — typically used with 把 + 给, as in 把责任转嫁给别人.
verb
(of a woman) to remarry after divorce or widowhoodto shiftto transfer (responsibility, blame, cost, etc.) onto someone else
Examples
- 转嫁。Tā shì tú bǎ shī bài de guò cuò zhuǎn jià gěi bié rén.He tried to shift the blame for the failure onto others.
- 转嫁。Gōng sī tōng guò zhǎng jià bǎ chéng běn zhuǎn jià gěi le xiāo fèi zhě.The company passed the cost on to consumers by raising prices.
- ，转嫁。Zài gǔ dài, guǎ fù zhuǎn jià cháng cháng shòu dào jiā zú de zǔ náo.In ancient times, widows who remarried often faced opposition from their families.
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