墊背

Chinese

		pad; cushion; mat	learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
trad. (墊背)		墊	背
simp. (垫背)		垫	背

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diànbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diànbèi
  - Wade–Giles: tien⁴-pei⁴
  - Yale: dyàn-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannbey
  - Palladius: дяньбэй (djanʹbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zin³ bui³
  - Yale: jin bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³ bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jin³ bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³ puːi̯³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: dienn⁵ bei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pe̞i̯⁴⁵/

墊背

(figurative) to share somebody's blame along with punishment; to be made to answer for someone else's wrongdoing