bēi
hēi
guō

idiom
common

Meaning of 背黑锅

背黑锅 means to take the blame for others; to be a scapegoat; to be wrongly accused. Pronounced bēi hēi guō.

  • to take the blame for others; to be a scapegoat; to be wrongly accused

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiàn
shì
míng
míng
shì
jīng
de
cuò
 
què
ràng
bēi
hēi
guō
 

This was clearly the manager's mistake, but I'm the one who has to take the blame.

chéng
le
zhè
shì
de
zuì
yáng
 
bái
bái
bēi
le
hēi
guō
 

He became the scapegoat for this accident and wrongly took the blame.

xiǎng
wèi
bié
rén
de
cuò
bēi
hēi
guō
 

I certainly don't want to take the blame for someone else's mistake.

Zhè
ge
hēi
guō
bēi
bu
 
shì
qing
shuō
qīng
chu
 

I can't shoulder this blame; we must clarify the matter.

Bié
dān
xīn
 
huì
ràng
bēi
hēi
guō
de
 

Don't worry, I won't let you take the blame for this.