黑锅 (hēi guō) — unfair blame, scapegoat (in the idiom 背黑锅)

Definición

Used almost only in the idiom 背黑锅 — to be unfairly blamed for something someone else did. A set phrase, not a literal 'black pot'.

noun

unfair blamescapegoat (in the idiom 背黑锅)

黑锅。
Tā tì bié rén bèi le hēi guō.
He took the blame for someone else.
黑锅。
Wǒ bù xiǎng bèi zhè ge hēi guō.
I don't want to be the scapegoat for this.
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Gōng sī chū liǎo shì, zǒng shì ràng yuán gōng bēi hēi guō.
When the company has trouble, they always make employees take the blame.

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