zhāng​gōng​chī​jiǔ​lǐ​gōng​zuì

one person gains while another pays

  • created sense approved 张公吃酒李公醉/張公吃酒李公醉 · zhāng​gōng​chī​jiǔ​lǐ​gōng​zuì · one person gains while another pays — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张公吃酒李公醉 / 張公吃酒李公醉

    zhāng​gōng​chī​jiǔ​lǐ​gōng​zuì

    one person gains while another pays

    Used to describe a situation where one party obtains the actual benefits while another party holds an empty title or bears the related consequences

    张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · Zhang 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · sir 吃酒 (literal) → 吃酒 · chī​jiǔ · to drink alcohol 李 (literal) → 李 · lǐ · Li 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · sir 醉 (literal) → 醉 · zuì · drunk

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 张公吃酒李公醉/張公吃酒李公醉 · zhāng​gōng​chī​jiǔ​lǐ​gōng​zuì · to be a scapegoat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    张公吃酒李公醉 / 張公吃酒李公醉

    zhāng​gōng​chī​jiǔ​lǐ​gōng​zuì

    to be a scapegoat

    Used to describe one person committing a wrong or crime while another person is forced to take the blame or punishment

    张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · Zhang 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · sir 吃酒 (literal) → 吃酒 · chī​jiǔ · to drink alcohol 李 (literal) → 李 · lǐ · Li 公 (literal) → 公 · gōng · sir 醉 (literal) → 醉 · zuì · drunk

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

    created sense