粵

孭me1鑊wok6

simp孭镬
me1 wok6miē huò

English

  1. to take blame for a mistake
  2. to take the rap; to be a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed for something someone else did; literally 'to carry a wok on one's back'

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指其他人做錯嘅事,由無辜嘅人去負責

Examples

  • 呢單嘢要揾人孭鑊喎。

    We have to find someone to take the rap.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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