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替死鬼

tai3 sei2 gwai2

a person made to suffer for another's mistake

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

替死鬼

This word was added by bybell on 22nd Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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替 tai3 ti4 - replace; substitute
死 sei2 si2 si3 - die, dead; death
鬼 gwai2 gui3 - ghost; spirit; devil; dark; evil

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