替罪羔羊
tì zuì gāo yáng
Pinyin

Definition

替罪羔羊
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tì zuì gāo yáng
  1. scapegoat
  2. sacrificial lamb
  3. same as 替罪羊

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to substitute for
  2. 2 to take the place of
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 for
  5. 5 on behalf of
  6. 6 to stand in for
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
jiāo tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 alternately
  3. 3 in turn

Idioms (20)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)