撂挑子
Chinese edit
to leave (it) | shoulder pole with its load | ||
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simp. and trad. (撂挑子) |
撂 | 挑子 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
撂挑子
- (literally, originally Beijing and Tianjin Mandarin dialects) to put one's shoulder pole down
- (figurative) to throw up one's job