李代桃僵lǐ dài táo jiāng?palm off a substitute for the real thing; substitute oneself for another person;
?sacrifice oneself for
? 執(zhí)行死刑那一天，同志們～，用同室的一個(gè)死囚替換把他救了出來。On the day of execution,his comrades saved him by substituting for him a convict in the same prison cell who had been sentenced to death. 李代桃僵li dai tao jiangsubstitute one thing for another 李代桃僵lǐ dài táo jiānɡ僵：干枯。李樹代替桃樹而死。比喻兄弟共患難，相愛相助；也比喻互相頂替，代人受過。sacrifice oneself for another person, substitute one thing for another |