黑锅

黑鍋

hēiguō

noun #22,948

Meanings

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

我可不想背这口黑锅。

Wǒ kě bù xiǎng bēi zhè kǒu hēiguō.

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

usage

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

黑 hēi

锅 guō