hēi​guō

scapegoat

  • created reference approved 黑锅/黑鍋 → 口 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黑锅 / 黑鍋 hēi​guō

    口 kǒu

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 黑锅/黑鍋 · hēi​guō · scapegoat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黑锅 / 黑鍋

    hēi​guō

    scapegoat

    An unfair blame or a bad reputation that belongs to someone else; usually used in the phrase [[背黑锅|背黑鍋|bei1 hei1 guo1]] to mean "becoming a scapegoat"

    黑 (literal) → 黑 · hēi · wicked 锅 (literal) → 锅/鍋 · guō · pot

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 黑锅/黑鍋 · hēi​guō · sooty pot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黑锅 / 黑鍋

    hēi​guō

    sooty pot

    A cooking pot that has been blackened by smoke or soot from a fire

    黑 (literal) → 黑 · hēi · black 锅 (literal) → 锅/鍋 · guō · pot

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

    created sense