tì​sǐ​guǐ

scapegoat

  • created reference approved 替死鬼 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    替死鬼 tì​sǐ​guǐ

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 替死鬼 · tì​sǐ​guǐ · scapegoat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    替死鬼

    tì​sǐ​guǐ

    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

  • created sense approved 替死鬼 · tì​sǐ​guǐ · sacrificial ghost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    替死鬼

    tì​sǐ​guǐ

    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

    created sense