别人牵驴你拔橛子 / 別人牽驢你拔橛子

bié​ren​qiān​lǘ​nǐ​bá​jué​zi

to take the blame for others' crimes

Literally "someone else stole the donkey and you just pulled up the stake"; used to describe being blamed for a crime or mistake while the main culprit gets away or is less punished less.

别人 (literal) → 别人/別人 · bié​ren · others 牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey 你 (literal) → 你 · nǐ · you 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 橛子 (literal) → 橛子 · jué​zi · wooden peg

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM