李代桃僵 — li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1 — Chinese Dictionary

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李

代

桃

僵

李

代

桃

僵

Definitions4 characters

li³ dai⁴ tao² jiang¹

lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree/to substitute one thing for another/to carry the can for sb

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

李

代

桃

僵

As word

1

li³

lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree/to substitute one thing for another/to carry the can for sb

2

dai⁴

lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree/to substitute one thing for another/to carry the can for sb

3

tao²

lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree/to substitute one thing for another/to carry the can for sb

4

jiang¹

lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree/to substitute one thing for another/to carry the can for sb