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李代桃僵

lǐ dài táo jiāng

Definition

  1. (lit.) the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
  2. to substitute one thing for another
  3. to carry the can for sb

Character Decomposition

李
=
木
+
子
代
=
亻
+
弋
桃
=
木
+
兆
僵
=
亻
+
畺

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