Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

背黑锅

bei hei guo · bēi hēiguō

Literally

carry a black pot on one's back

What it really means

to take the blame for someone else; to be the scapegoat

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar拍马屁pat the horse's butt走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce