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替罪羊

tì zuì yáng · ti zui yang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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他(tā)被(bèi)公(gōng)司(sī)当(dàng)成(chéng)了(le)替(tì)罪(zuì)羊(yáng)，承(chéng)担(dān)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)责(zé)任(rèn)。

He was made a scapegoat by the company and took all the blame.

在(zài)团(tuán)队(duì)失(shī)败(bài)时(shí)，他(tā)不(bú)愿(yuàn)做(zuò)替(tì)罪(zuì)羊(yáng)。

When the team failed, he was unwilling to be the scapegoat.

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