替罪羊

Chinese

		to take the rap for somebody	caprid
trad. (替罪羊)		替罪	羊
simp. #(替罪羊)		替罪	羊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tìzuìyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tai³ zeoi⁶ joeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tìzuìyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tìzuèiyáng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻi⁴-tsui⁴-yang²
    • Yale: tì-dzwèi-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tihtzueyyang
    • Palladius: тицзуйян (ticzujjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tai³ zeoi⁶ joeng⁴
    • Yale: tai jeuih yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tai³ dzoey⁶ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tei³ zêu⁶ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯³³ t͡sɵy̯²² jœːŋ²¹/

Noun

替罪羊

1. scapegoat; whipping boy

Synonyms

• 替身 (tìshēn)