张公吃酒李公醉 — “Mr. Zhang drinks wine, Mr. Li gets drunk”
张公吃酒李公醉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer the consequences or take the blame for someone else's actions or mistakes, often due to a misunderstanding; to be wrongly blamed”. Literally, “Mr. Zhang drinks wine, Mr. Li gets drunk”.
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What does 张公吃酒李公醉 mean?
张公吃酒李公醉 (zhāng gōng chī jiǔ lǐ gōng zuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer the consequences or take the blame for someone else's actions or mistakes, often due to a misunderstanding; to be wrongly blamed”.
How do you pronounce 张公吃酒李公醉?
张公吃酒李公醉 is pronounced zhāng gōng chī jiǔ lǐ gōng zuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 张公吃酒李公醉 literally mean?
Literally, 张公吃酒李公醉 means “Mr. Zhang drinks wine, Mr. Li gets drunk”. It is used to mean “to suffer the consequences or take the blame for someone else's actions or mistakes, often due to a misunderstanding; to be wrongly blamed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 张公吃酒李公醉?
比喻由于误会而代人受过。