created reference approved 替死鬼 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
替死鬼 tìsǐguǐ
个 / 個 gè
classifier
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 替死鬼 · tìsǐguǐ · scapegoat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
替死鬼
tìsǐguǐ
scapegoat
(colloquial) scapegoat; fall guy; a person who is made to take the blame or suffer in place of others
替 (literal) → 替 · tì · to replace 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 鬼 (bound) → 鬼 · guǐ · [vice/addiction]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 替死鬼 · tìsǐguǐ · sacrificial ghost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
替死鬼
tìsǐguǐ
sacrificial ghost
(in folklore) a ghost who must find a living person to take its place before it can be reincarnated
替 (literal) → 替 · tì · to replace 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition