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| ====== bēiguō: 背锅 - To take the blame, be a scapegoat ====== | |
| ===== Quick Summary ===== | |
| * **Keywords:** beiguo, bēiguō, 背锅, take the blame Chinese, scapegoat Chinese, carry the pot meaning, fall guy Chinese, shift blame Chinese, Chinese slang, workplace slang. | |
| * **Summary:** Learn the popular Chinese slang term **背锅 (bēiguō)**, which literally means "to carry a pot on your back." This vivid metaphor is used when someone is forced to take the blame for a mistake they didn't make, essentially becoming a **scapegoat** or a **fall guy**. This entry explores its cultural origins, modern usage in the workplace and online, and how it differs from simply "taking responsibility." | |
| ===== Core Meaning ===== | |
| * **Pinyin (with tone marks):** bēiguō | |
| * **Part of Speech:** Verb Phrase | |
| * **HSK Level:** N/A | |
| * **Concise Definition:** To be unjustly blamed for something; to be made a scapegoat. | |
| * **In a Nutshell:** Imagine someone messes up, and to avoid trouble, they hand you a big, heavy cooking pot (a "锅" or `guō`) and make you carry it on your back (to "背" or `bēi`). That's the feeling of **背锅 (bēiguō)**. It's the | |