- 李代桃僵
- lǐdàitáojiāngsubstitute one thing for another; substitute oneself for another person, sacrifice oneself for another person; bear the blame for another person's mistake* * *substitute one thing for another* * *substitute one thing for another* * *li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree, to substitute one thing for another, to carry the can for sb* * *李代桃僵lǐ dài táo jiāngpalm off a substitute for the real thing; have punished a wrong man; sacrifice oneself for another person; substitute one thing for another; substitute this for that* * *李代桃僵|李代桃僵 [lǐ dài táo jiāng] ► lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree ► to substitute one thing for another ► to carry the can for sb
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.