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李代桃僵

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ dài táo jiāng

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李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
桃: táo · peach; marriage; surname
僵: jiāng · stiff and motionless, stock still

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

3–4–2–1 · li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

lei5 doi6 tou4 goeng1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to substitute one for another
(idiomatic) to carry the can for someone; to take punishment in place of someone