to take the blame for others; scapegoat
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to take the blame for someone else; to be made a scapegoat
dialectUsed colloquially to express being forced or framed to shoulder responsibility for another's mistake.
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.
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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?
noun
scapegoat; fall guy; someone who takes the blame for others
dialectRefers to the person who is unfairly made to bear the consequences.
Tā他
chéng成
le了
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
de的
diàn垫
bèi背
。
He became the scapegoat for this failure.
Ràng让
yī一
gè个
wú无
gū辜
de的
rén人
zuò做
diàn垫
bèi背
，
tài太
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
le了
。
It's really wrong to make an innocent person the fall guy.
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Zài在
quán权
lì力
dòu斗
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
tā他
wǎng往
wǎng往
bèi被
dàng当
chéng成
diàn垫
bèi背
。
In power struggles, he is often used as a pawn to take the blame.