to serve as a sacrificial victim; to suffer for sb else; scapegoat; to share sb's fate
trad. 墊背
Also written 墊背【diàn bèi】
Characters in this word
2垫
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pad, cushion, mat, to pad out, to fill a gap, to pay for sb, to advance (money)
- Pinyin
- diàn
- Traditional
- 墊
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 10463 of 2500
背
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variant of 背[bei1]
- Pinyin
- bēi
- Traditional
- 揹
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2692 of 2500