背鍋
bēi​guō

to be a scapegoat

  • created reference approved 背锅/背鍋 → 背黑锅/背黑鍋 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背锅 / 背鍋 bēi​guō

    背黑锅 / 背黑鍋 bēi​hēi​guō

    abbreviation

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  • created sense approved 背锅/背鍋 · bēi​guō · to be a scapegoat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背锅 / 背鍋

    bēi​guō

    to be a scapegoat

    (slang) to take the blame for someone else's mistake or crime; to carry the can

    背, 锅

    背 (literal) → 背 · bēi · to carry on the back 锅 (literal) → 锅/鍋 · guō · pot

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

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