Meaning of 垫背
垫背 means to take the blame for someone else; to be made a scapegoat; scapegoat; fall guy; someone who takes the blame for others. Pronounced diàn bèi.
- to take the blame for someone else; to be made a scapegoat
- scapegoat; fall guy; someone who takes the blame for others
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
shìr事
míng儿
míng明
shì明
tā是
gàn他
de干
píng的
，
shén凭
me什
ràng么
wǒ让
diàn我
bèi垫
背
？
He's clearly the one who did this, why should I take the blame?
Gōng公
sī司
chū出
le了
shì事
，
zǒng总
shì是
zhǎo找
gè个
xiǎo小
zhí职
yuán员
diàn垫
bèi背
。
Whenever something goes wrong in the company, they always make a low-level employee the scapegoat.
Tài太
yuān冤
wang枉
le了
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
ràng让
wǒ我
diàn垫
bèi背
ma吗
！
This is so unfair! Aren't they just making me take the fall?