zhā​fá​zi

to make a scapegoat of

  • created sense approved 扎筏子 · zhā​fá​zi · to make a scapegoat of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扎筏子

    zhā​fá​zi

    to make a scapegoat of

    To use someone as a whipping boy or scapegoat, especially to set an example for others.

    扎, 筏子

    扎 (literal) → 扎 · zā · to tie 筏子 (literal) → 筏子 · fá​zi · raft

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

    created sense