背黑锅

Traditional form:

背黑鍋

Pinyin (reading):

bēihēiguō

Definitions:

• to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed

Characters:

• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate
• 黑 - black; dark; evil, sinister
• 锅 - cooking-pot, saucepan

Traditional characters:

• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate
• 黑 - black; dark; evil, sinister
• 鍋 - cooking-pot, saucepan