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Sentence
He did the 'lizard's tail cut' to pass the blame for the failure onto his subordinate.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
为了把失败的责任推到下属身上，他把下属当成了替罪羊。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他為了把失敗的責任推給下屬，把他們當成替罪羊。
Korean Translation
그는 실패의 책임을 부하에게 떠넘기기 위해 도마뱀 꼬리 자르기를 했다.
Vietnamese Translation
Anh ta đã "chặt đuôi thằn lằn" để đẩy trách nhiệm về thất bại lên cấp dưới.
Tagalog Translation
Ginawa niya ang 'pagputol ng buntot ng butiki' para ipasa ang pananagutan ng pagkabigo sa kanyang mga tauhan.
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He did the 'lizard's tail cut' to pass the blame for the failure onto his subordinate.
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彼は失敗の責任を部下に押し付けるために、とかげのしっぽきりを行った。
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とかげのしっぽきり
Kanji
蜥蜴の尻尾切り
Noun
Japanese Meaning
責任追及や非難が自分に及ばないように、部下や下位の組織に責任を押し付けて切り捨てること。また、そのために一部を犠牲にして全体の危機を回避しようとする行為。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんをまもるために、弱いひとにだけつみをおしつけて切りすてること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
把责任推给下属以逃避责任 / 牺牲小人物保全整体（比喻） / 切割关系、抛弃局部以自保
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
犧牲部分以保全整體的作法；斷尾求生 / 將責任推卸給下屬以自保 / 以替罪羊分擔過錯、保護上層或組織的手段
Korean Meaning
책임을 피하려고 하급자나 말단에게 책임을 전가하는 행위 / 자신이나 조직을 보호하려 일부를 희생시켜 위기를 모면하는 처신 / 근본 해결 대신 ‘꼬리 자르기’식 임시 대응
Vietnamese Meaning
đẩy trách nhiệm xuống cấp dưới / dùng cấp dưới làm vật tế thần / hy sinh bộ phận nhỏ để cứu toàn cục
Tagalog Meaning
pagpapasa ng sisi sa nakabababang tauhan / pagtakas sa pananagutan sa pamamagitan ng pagsisi sa iba / pagsasakripisyo ng maliit na bahagi para mailigtas ang kabuuan
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