「替死鬼」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: tai3 sei2 gwai2
Individual
Character Meaning:
替 help((someone to do something)); for; in the interest of; to substitute; to replace
死 to die; inflexible; to fail; fixed; rigid; stiff; same old same old; to malfunction; to break down; to insist; to be stubborn; desperately; persistently; rigidly; blindly; very; extremely; irresistibly; successfully; literally: damned
鬼 ghost; spirit; traitor; the rat; joker; awful; dreadful
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
scapegoat; "fall-guy"; substitute victim (measure word: 隻)
(Cant.) 我ngo5相soeng1信seon3件gin6事si6唔m4係hai6佢keoi5做zou6嘅ge3,佢keoi5只zi2係hai6替tai3死sei2鬼gwai2。
(Eng.) I believe that this was not done by him, he is just a scapegoat.
See also: 孭鑊 食死貓 祭旗 代罪羔羊 代罪羔羊 冤大頭 冤有頭債有主 得饒人處且饒人 捉蟲入屎忽 疑心生暗鬼 裝神弄鬼 解鈴還需繫鈴人 鬼迷心竅 鼠竊狗偷 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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