黑锅

黑鍋

hēiguō

noun #22,948

Meanings

1 black pot (figurative)
2 undeserved blame
3 the rap (as in take the rap)

Characters

Examples

他什么都没做，却替别人背了黑锅。

Tā shénme dōu méi zuò, què tì biérén bēi le hēiguō.

He did nothing wrong, yet he took the blame for someone else.

我可不想背这口黑锅。

Wǒ kěbù xiǎng bēi zhè kǒu hēiguō.

I really don't want to take the blame for this.

Tips

usage

黑锅 is almost always used with 背 (bēi): 背黑锅 = to take undeserved blame. The image is carrying a heavy, dirty black pot — a burden that isn't yours.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

锅 guō