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黑锅

Word · NounTraditional黑鍋

unjust blame; false accusation; scandal

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

unjust blame; false accusation; being made a scapegoat

informal

几乎总是与动词“背”连用,构成固定短语“背黑锅”,意思是“替别人承担罪名或责任”。

Jīng经
lǐ理
fàn犯
le了
cuò错
 ,
què却
ràng让
xià下
shǔ属
qù去
bēi背
hēi黑
guō锅
 。

The manager made a mistake, but made a subordinate take the blame.

Zhè这
míng明
míng明
shì是
tuán团
duì队
de的
jué决
dìng定
 ,
píng凭
shén什
me么
ràng让
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
rén人
bēi背
hēi黑
guō锅
 ?

This was clearly a team decision, why should I take the blame alone?

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Chū出
le了
ān安
quán全
shì事
gù故
 ,
zǒng总
yào要
yǒu有
rén人
chū出
lái来
bēi背
hēi黑
guō锅
 。

When a safety accident happens, someone always has to be the scapegoat.