粵

轉zyun2嫁gaa3

simp转嫁
zyun2 gaa3zhuǎn jià

English

  1. to remarry (of widow)
  2. to transfer blame, cost or obligation; to pass the buck
  3. to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc)
  4. to transfer (blame, guilt)
  5. to pass the buck

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將過錯或者損失轉移畀其他人承擔

Examples

  • 大商家將成本轉嫁落消費者身上。

    Big companies pass their costs onto consumers.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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