代罪羔羊
dài​zuì​gāo​yáng

scapegoat

  • created reference approved 代罪羔羊 → 替罪羔羊 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    代罪羔羊 dài​zuì​gāo​yáng

    替罪羔羊 tì​zuì​gāo​yáng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 代罪羔羊 · dài​zuì​gāo​yáng · scapegoat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    代罪羔羊

    dài​zuì​gāo​yáng

    scapegoat

    A person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes or faults of others; synonym for [[替罪羔羊|替罪羔羊|ti4 zui4 gao1 yang2]].

    代 (literal) → 代 · dài · to substitute 罪 (literal) → 罪 · zuì · crime 羔 (literal) → 羔 · gāo · lamb 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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