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李代桃僵
lǐ dài táo jiāng
What 李代桃僵 means
- lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
- to substitute one thing for another
- to carry the can for sb
The characters in 李代桃僵
- 李lǐplum
- 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…
- 桃táopeach
- 僵jiāngrigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
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