替死鬼 (tì sǐ guǐ) — scapegoat (colloquial, someone who takes the blame for others)
Definition
A colloquial term for someone pushed to take the blame or punishment for others. Carries a stronger sense of being sacrificed than the more neutral 背锅侠.
noun
scapegoat (colloquial, someone who takes the blame for others)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，替死鬼。Zhè jiàn shì míng míng bú shì tā zuò de, tā què chéng le tì sǐ guǐ.He clearly didn't do this, but he became the scapegoat.
- ，替死鬼。Lǎo bǎn chū liǎo shì, zǒng zhǎo xià shǔ dāng tì sǐ guǐ.When something goes wrong, the boss always finds a subordinate to be the scapegoat.
- 替死鬼，。Wǒ bù xiǎng dāng dà jiā de tì sǐ guǐ, zhè jiàn shì gēn wǒ méi guān xi.I don't want to be everyone's scapegoat; this has nothing to do with me.
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