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李代桃僵

dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb
surname Li
plum
  dài to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
   táo peach
    jiāng rigid / deadlock / stiff (corpse)
    jiāng variant of
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