implicate; involve through association; suffer from someone else's mistake
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be implicated; to suffer punishment or harm due to being associated with someone else's wrongdoing
literaryA classical/literary term. It often describes a situation where an innocent person faces consequences because of their association (e.g., family, official, or factional ties) with the person who actually committed the fault. The variant character 罣误 is also used.
Tā他
yīn因
tóng同
liáo僚
tān贪
wū污
ér而
bèi被
guà诖
wù误
，
miǎn免
qù去
le了
guān官
zhí职
。
He was implicated and removed from his official position because his colleague was corrupt.
Cǐ此
àn案
qiān牵
shè涉
shèn甚
guǎng广
，
bù不
shǎo少
wú无
gū辜
zhě者
shòu受
dào到
guà诖
wù误
。
This case involved many people, and quite a few innocents were implicated.
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Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
yǒu有
yīn因
jiā家
zú族
yī一
rén人
fàn犯
zuì罪
，
quán全
zú族
bèi被
guà诖
wù误
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
。
In ancient times, it was common for an entire clan to be implicated because of one member's crime.