背黑鍋

背黑锅
bēihēiguō
to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 背 bēi variant of 背 bēi
=1 背 bēi
  1. to be burdened
  2. to carry on the back or shoulder
2 黑 hēi
  1. black
  2. dark
  3. sinister
  4. secret
  5. shady
  6. illegal
  7. to hide (sth) away
  8. to vilify
  9. (loanword) to hack (computing)
3 鍋 guō
  1. pot; pan; wok; cauldron
  2. pot-shaped thing

classifiers: 口, 隻