scapegoat; fall guy
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
scapegoat; fall guy; one who takes the blame for others
informalInformal and colloquial term implying someone is made to suffer or take punishment meant for another person. Often carries a pitiful or unfair connotation.
Tā他
chéng成
le了
lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
tì替
sǐ死
guǐ鬼
，
bèi被
gōng公
sī司
kāi开
chú除
。
He became the boss's scapegoat and was fired by the company.
Zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
xiōng凶
shǒu手
táo逃
zǒu走
le了
，
jǐng警
chá察
zhǐ只
zhuā抓
dào到
le了
yī一
gè个
tì替
sǐ死
guǐ鬼
。
The real murderer escaped, and the police only caught a fall guy.
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Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
dāng当
tì替
sǐ死
guǐ鬼
，
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
míng明
míng明
bù不
shì是
wǒ我
zuò做
de的
。
I don't want to be the scapegoat; I clearly didn't do this.
Nà那
gè个
tì替
sǐ死
guǐ鬼
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
kě可
lián怜
le了
，
bái白
bái白
shòu受
le了
nà那
me么
duō多
kǔ苦
。
That scapegoat is truly pitiful, having suffered so much for nothing.