死貓 [－猫]

Jyutping sei2 maau1
Pinyin sǐ māo

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    要​揾​第二​個​人​去​頂​罪​嘅​罪名​、​俾​代罪羔羊​嘅​罪​狀
    the blame caused by other's fault; a guilt that a scapegoat is going to bear
    • 食死貓
      食死猫
      to take the blame caused by other's fault
    • 咁大隻死貓我啃唔落
      咁大只死猫我啃唔落
      This fault caused by others is so big that I can't take the blame at all.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    好奇害死猫。
    好奇害死貓。
    hào qí hài sǐ māo 。
    • Curiosity killed the cat.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好奇心杀死猫
    好奇心殺死貓
    hou3 kei4 sam1 saat3 sei2 maau1
    • curiosity killed the cat
  2. Cantonese
    食死猫
    食死貓
    • to take the blame caused by other's fault
  3. Cantonese
    咁大只死猫我啃唔落
    咁大隻死貓我啃唔落
    • This fault caused by others is so big that I can't take the blame at all.
  4. Cantonese
    质佢食死猫
    質佢食死貓
    zat1 keoi5 sik6 sei2 maau1
    • to make him the scapegoat; literally, to force him to eat the dead cat
  5. Cantonese
    明明系个新同事死蠢唔识做嘢，老板竟然比只死猫我食，话我无好好教好佢。
    明明係個新同事死蠢唔識做嘢，老闆竟然比隻死貓我食，話我無好好教好佢。
    ming4 ming4 hai6 go3 san1 tung4 si6 sei2 ceon2 m4 sik1 zou6 je5, lou5 baan2 ging2 jin4 bei2 zek3 sei2 maau1 ngo5 sik6, waa6 ngo5 mou5 hou2 hou2 gaau3 hou2 keoi5.
    • Obviously, it was the incompetence of our new colleague that led to this mess, but my boss made me the scapegoat, blaming me for not teaching her properly.