孭鑊

Chinese

			boiler or caldron
trad. (孭鑊)		孭	鑊
simp. (孭镬)		孭	镬

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): me¹ wok⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: me¹ wok⁶
  - Yale: mē wohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: me¹ wok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mé¹ wog⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɛː⁵⁵ wɔːk̚²/

Verb

孭鑊

(Cantonese, idiomatic) to take the blame (for someone else); to be a scapegoat

Synonyms

背黑鍋／背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō)
(Cantonese) 食死貓／食死猫, 祭旗

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