ngat1 sei2 maau1扤死貓扤死猫
Jyutpingngat1 sei2 maau1
Yalengāt séi māau
Definition
To frame someone or make them take the blame for someone else's wrongdoing.
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How it's used
This expression is a vivid idiom used to describe the act of shifting blame or framing someone for a mistake they did not commit. It carries a strong sense of injustice and is typically used when someone is being made a scapegoat for another person's poor behavior or errors. It is common in informal settings where people discuss workplace politics or interpersonal conflicts.
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Common phrases
to be framed by someone
Common mistake
Do not take the literal meaning of killing a cat seriously, as it is purely idiomatic. It is strictly used to describe shifting blame and cannot be used to describe actual physical harm to animals.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
