背锅 (背鍋)
bēi guō
Pinyin
Definition
背锅 (背鍋)
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- (slang) (neologism derived from 背黑鍋|背黑锅[bēi hēi guō]) to carry the can
- to be a scapegoat
Character Decomposition
Idioms (12)
勾肩搭背
- 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
- 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
- 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
- 3 to value both equally
扼喉抚背
- 1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
- 2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)
弃约背盟
- 1 to abrogate an agreement
- 2 to break one's oath (idiom)
汗流浃背
- 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
- 2 drenched in sweat