created sense approved 张公吃酒李公醉/張公吃酒李公醉 · zhānggōngchījiǔlǐgōngzuì · 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
zhānggōngchījiǔlǐgōngzuì
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 · chījiǔ · 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 approved 张公吃酒李公醉/張公吃酒李公醉 · zhānggōngchījiǔlǐgōngzuì · to be a scapegoat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
张公吃酒李公醉 / 張公吃酒李公醉
zhānggōngchījiǔlǐgōngzuì
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 · chījiǔ · 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