粵

代doi6罪zeoi6

doi6 zeoi6dài zuì

English

  1. to act as a scapegoat; to take the blame for sb else
  2. to bear blame for others

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 代替真正犯人承受責任或者受罪

Examples

  • 為什麼我是他們唯一抱怨的人? 他們就這樣拿我作例子, 利用我當代罪羔羊。

    Why am I the only one they complain about? They're just making an example out of me and using me as a scapegoat.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

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

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