背黑锅 (bēi hēi guō) — to be made a scapegoat; to take the blame for someone else
Definition
背黑锅 (bēi hēi guō) is a colloquial verb meaning 'to be made a scapegoat' — taking the blame for someone else's mistake. The 锅 (guō) literally means 'pot', but here it just paints the picture of the person unfairly saddled with blame.
verb
to be made a scapegoatto take the blame for someone else
Examples
- 背黑锅，。Tā tì lǎo bǎn bēi hēi guō, jié guǒ bèi gōng sī kāi chú le.He took the blame for his boss and ended up getting fired by the company.
- ，。Zhè jiàn shì míng míng bú shì wǒ zuò de, wǒ què bèi le yí cì hēi guō.This clearly wasn't my doing, but I became the scapegoat anyway.
- 背黑锅？Nǐ wèi shén me zǒng shì ràng wǒ bēi hēi guō?Why do you always make me take the blame?
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