黑锅 (hēi guō) — unfair blame, scapegoat (in the idiom 背黑锅)
Definition
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)
Examples
- 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.
- ，。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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