whipping boy; doormat; punching bag
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a person who is frequently treated as a target for complaints or venting anger; a whipping boy; a doormat
informalOften used in informal contexts to describe someone who passively accepts mistreatment. The variant 受气包儿 (with erhua) is common in spoken Northern Mandarin.
Tā他
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
jiù就
xiàng像
gè个
shòu受
qì气
bāo包
，
zhěng整
tiān天
bèi被
lǎo老
po婆
shǔ数
luo落
。
He's like a whipping boy at home, constantly scolded by his wife.
Xīn新
lái来
de的
shí实
xí习
shēng生
chéng成
le了
bù部
mén门
de的
shòu受
qì气
bāo包
，
shén什
me么
zá杂
huó活
dōu都
ràng让
tā他
gàn干
。
The new intern became the department's doormat; all the miscellaneous tasks are dumped on him.
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Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
zài再
dāng当
shòu受
qì气
bāo包
le了
，
jīn今
tiān天
jiù就
yào要
bǎ把
huà话
shuō说
qīng清
chu楚
。
I don't want to be a punching bag anymore; today I'm going to clear things up.