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): ㄅㄟㄏㄟㄍㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ hak¹ wo¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bēi hēiguō
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟㄏㄟㄍㄨㄛ
  - 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

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

Synonyms

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

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