他替我顶了罪
“He took the blame for me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You're worried about Jing Yi, aren't you?”
他 替我 顶了罪
“He took the blame for me.”
“I owe him everything because he took the fall for my actions.”
In traditional Chinese moral codes (yi qi), bearing punishment on behalf of a friend or master is considered the ultimate demonstration of loyalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
took the blame/fall for me
A common spoken idiom used when someone takes legal or punitive responsibility on behalf of another.
Marks the completion of an action, indicating that taking the blame is an already accomplished fact.