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背黑鍋

简背黑锅 · 繁背黑鍋

Mandarin · pinyin bēi hēi guō

to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed

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背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
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锅: guō · cooking-pot, saucepan

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1–1–1 · bei1 hei1 guo1

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bui3 hak1 wo1

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verb

(figurative) to take the blame (for someone else); to be a scapegoat

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