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难辞其咎

nán cí qí jiùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-cde81a816c0db442. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

難辭其咎 难辞其咎 [nan2 ci2 qi2 jiu4] /cannot escape censure (idiom)/has to bear the blame/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 難辭其咎

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 辞
    cí

    to resign / to dismiss / to decline / (literary) to take leave / (archaic poetic genre) ballad

  • 其
    qí

    his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)

  • 咎
    jiù

    fault / to blame / to punish / calamity / misfortune

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.