in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities; in order to get off the hook
trad. 聊以塞責
Also written 聊以塞責【liáo yǐ sè zé】
Characters in this word
4聊
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(coll.) to chat, (literary) temporarily; for a while, (literary) somewhat; slightly, (literary) to depend upon
- Pinyin
- liáo
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 2368 of 2500
以
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old variant of 以[yi3]
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Traditional
- 㕥
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 367 of 2500
塞
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to plug; to stop up; to stuff in, (bound form) a stopper; a cork
- Pinyin
- sāi
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 3512 of 2500
责
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duty, responsibility, to reproach, to blame
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 責
- Strokes
- 8