替罪羔羊
tì zuì gāo yáng
Pinyin

Definition

替罪羔羊
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tì zuì gāo yáng
  1. scapegoat
  2. sacrificial lamb
  3. same as 替罪羊

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

替
tì
  1. 1 to substitute for
  2. 2 to take the place of
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 for
  5. 5 on behalf of
  6. 6 to stand in for
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
羊
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
交替
jiāo tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 alternately
  3. 3 in turn
代替
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
受罪
shòu zuì
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to suffer
  3. 3 hardships
  4. 4 torments
  5. 5 a hard time
  6. 6 a nuisance
山羊
shān yáng
  1. 1 goat
  2. 2 (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
得罪
dé zuì
  1. 1 to commit an offense
  2. 2 to violate the law
  3. 3 excuse me! (formal)
  4. 4 see also 得罪[dé zui]
放羊
fàng yáng
  1. 1 to tend a flock of sheep
  2. 2 to let sheep out to pasture
  3. 3 fig. to throw off the reins
  4. 4 to leave sb alone
  5. 5 acting freely and irresponsibly
更替
gēng tì
  1. 1 to take over (from one another)
  2. 2 to alternate
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 to relay
替代
tì dài
  1. 1 to substitute for
  2. 2 to replace
  3. 3 to supersede
替换
tì huàn
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 to replace
  3. 3 to substitute for
  4. 4 to switch
替补
tì bǔ
  1. 1 to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)
  2. 2 a substitute
  3. 3 a replacement
替身
tì shēn
  1. 1 stand-in
  2. 2 substitute
  3. 3 body double
  4. 4 stuntman
  5. 5 scapegoat
  6. 6 fall guy
  7. 7 to stand in for sb else
有罪
yǒu zuì
  1. 1 guilty
涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu
  1. 1 Mongolian hot pot
  2. 2 instant-boiled mutton (dish)
无罪
wú zuì
  1. 1 innocent
  2. 2 guileless
  3. 3 not guilty (of crime)
犯罪
fàn zuì
  1. 1 to commit a crime
  2. 2 crime
  3. 3 offense
绵羊
mián yáng
  1. 1 sheep

Idioms (20)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì
  1. 1 lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
  2. 2 fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
  1. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
  1. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
欲加之罪，何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
  1. 1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
  2. 2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
  1. 1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
  1. 1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
  2. 2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng
  1. 1 to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
  1. 1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪大恶极
zuì dà è jí
  1. 1 guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
  2. 2 reprehensible
罪恶滔天
zuì è tāo tiān
  1. 1 evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
罪有应得
zuì yǒu yīng dé
  1. 1 guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
  2. 2 the punishment fits the crime
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
  1. 1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster

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