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替罪羊

替罪羊

Chinese

		to take the rap for somebody	sheep
simp. and trad. (替罪羊)		替罪	羊

Noun

替罪羊

scapegoat

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tìzuìyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tai³ zeoi⁶ joeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tìzuìyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tihtzueyyang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tai³ zeoi⁶ joeng⁴
  - Yale: tai jeuih yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tai³ dzoey⁶ joeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯³³ t͡ɕɵy̯²² jœːŋ²¹/