背黑锅

背黑鍋

bēihēiguō

verb #13,845

Meanings

1 to be made a scapegoat; to take the blame for someone else
2 to be unjustly blamed

Characters

to carry on one's back

Examples

这件事不是我做的，别让我背黑锅。

Zhè jiàn shì búshì wǒ zuò de, bié ràngwǒ bēihēiguō.

I didn't do this -- don't make me take the blame.

他总是替别人背黑锅。

Tā zǒngshì tì biérén bēihēiguō.

He always takes the blame for others.

Tips

memory

Literally 'carry a black pot on one's back.' Imagine someone sticking a dirty cooking pot on your back -- that's what being unfairly blamed feels like.

Stroke Order

背 bēi

黑 hēi

锅 guō