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蜥蝪の尻尾切り
Hiragana
とかげのしっぽきり
Kanji
蜥蝕の尻尾切り
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Japanese Meaning
蜥蝪の尻尾切り
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんのまちがいからにげるために、よわい人をせめてまもるように見せること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
蜥蜴断尾求生（为保全主体而舍弃局部） / 甩锅找替罪羊以保全自己 / 转嫁责任、切割涉事部分
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻「斷尾求生」：為保住整體，犧牲小部分或切割關係。 / 將責任推給下屬或他人當替罪羊，以自保。
Korean Meaning
책임을 피하려고 문제의 일부나 하급자를 희생시키는 일 / 조직을 보호하기 위해 주변을 잘라내는 꼬리 자르기 방식
Vietnamese Meaning
hy sinh một bộ phận nhỏ để cứu toàn cục (như thằn lằn tự bỏ đuôi) / đổ lỗi/hi sinh cấp dưới để bảo vệ cấp trên hay tổ chức
Tagalog Meaning
pagsasakripisyo ng maliit na bahagi upang mailigtas ang kabuuan / pagpapasan ng sisi ng isang tauhan bilang panakip-sala upang protektahan ang nakatataas o organisasyon / hakbang na damage control sa pamamagitan ng pagtanggal sa madaling isakripisyong kasapi
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Alternative form of 蜥蜴の尻尾切り
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蜥蝪の尻尾切り
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When the misconduct was revealed, he passed the blame down the chain like a lizard dropping its tail.
When the misconduct was revealed, he passed the blame down the chain like a lizard dropping its tail.
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不祥事が発覚すると、彼は蜥蝪の尻尾切りのように責任を下の者に押し付けた。
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