(slang) (neologism derived from 背黑鍋|背黑锅[bei1 hei1 guo1]) to carry the can; to be a scapegoat
trad. 背鍋
Also written 背鍋【bēi guō】
Characters in this word
2背
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variant of 背[bei1]
- Pinyin
- bēi
- Traditional
- 揹
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2692 of 2500
锅
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pot; pan; wok; cauldron, pot-shaped thing, CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- guō
- Traditional
- 鍋
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 13998 of 2500