背黑鍋

背黑鍋

Chinese

		learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder	black wok; blame for a crime
trad. (背黑鍋/揹黑鍋)		背/揹	黑鍋
simp. (背黑锅)		背	黑锅
Literally: “to carry the black wok on one's back”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēi hēiguō

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄏㄟ ㄍㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ hak¹ wo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bēi hēiguō
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄏㄟ ㄍㄨㄛ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bei heiguo
    • IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ hak¹ wo¹
    • Yale: bui hāk wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ hak⁷ wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ heg¹ wo¹
    • IPA ^(key): /puːy̯³³ hɐk̚⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

背黑鍋

1. (idiomatic) to take the blame (for someone else); to be a scapegoat

Synonyms

• (slang) 背鍋／背锅 (bēiguō)
• (Cantonese) 孭鑊／孭镬