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孭鑊
  me1 wok6   jyutping
  mie1 huo4   pinyin
be made a scapegoat; be the fall guy; take the blame for the fault of others; bear the responsibility of sth gone wrong
[literal] carry a wok on one's back
[Syn.]
[] 揹黑鍋

Carrying a wok, often dirty and greasy, on one's back is a nasty and unpleasant task.
verb

Level: 2
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
孭鑊 / 孭镬

This word has been viewed 2022 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 16th Dec 2008 18:24 and last edited on 9th May 2017 20:26
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Characters in this word:

 me1  -  to carry on the shoulders
 wok6  -  wok; pot; pan; boiler
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