dǐng
gāng

common
idiom

Meaning of 顶缸

顶缸 means to take the blame for someone else; to be made a scapegoat. Pronounced dǐng gāng.

  • to take the blame for someone else; to be made a scapegoat

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
bǎn
fàn
le
cuò
 
què
ràng
zhù
dǐng
gāng
 

The boss made a mistake but had the assistant take the blame for him.

Zhè
shì
er
míng
míng
shì
de
zhǔ
 
wèi
shén
me
yào
dǐng
gāng
 

This was clearly his idea, so why should I be the scapegoat?

Zài
tuán
duì
 
zǒng
bèi
ān
pái
dǐng
gāng
 
chǔ
xiē
shǒu
de
wèn
 

In the team, he's always the one assigned to take the fall and handle the tough problems.

Bié
xiǎng
ràng
dǐng
gāng
 
jiā
dōu
yǒu
rèn
 

Don't think you can make me the scapegoat; everyone shares the responsibility.