孭鑊

Chinese

		(Cantonese) to carry the responsibility	(Cantonese) problem; trouble; blame
trad. (孭鑊)		孭	鑊
simp. (𱙷镬)		𱙷	镬

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): me¹ wok⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: me¹ wok⁶
  - Yale: mē wohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: me¹ wok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mé¹ wog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛː⁵⁵ wɔːk̚²/

Verb

孭⫽鑊 (verb-object)

(Cantonese, idiomatic) to take the blame (for someone else); to be a scapegoat

Synonyms

背黑鍋／背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō)
(Cantonese) 孭飛／𱙷飞, 食死貓／食死猫, 祭旗 (jìqí)

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