躺枪

躺枪
tǎngqiāng

(neologism, attested by 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it; to be unfairly targeted; to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪[tang3 zhe5 ye3 zhong4 qiang1])

1 meaning
MEANING

MEANING

  1. verb

    (neologism, attested by 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it; to be unfairly targeted; to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪[tang3 zhe5 ye3 zhong4 qiang1])

    • He really got caught in the crossfire this time.

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A body lying down to rest is the meaning of the character.

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