李代桃僵 in English li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
  • to substitute one thing for another
  • to carry the can for somebody

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Pinyin

li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

li3surname Li dai4to substitute tao2peach jiang1rigid