Chinese–English

背锅

bēi guō · bei guo

Traditional 背鍋

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (slang) (neologism derived from 背黑鍋 / 背黑锅 (bēi hēi guō)) to carry the can; to be a scapegoat
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