解鈴還須繫鈴人
See also: 解铃还须系铃人
Chinese
to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort |
(small) bell | pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet |
necessary; must; need | connect; to tie | (small) bell | man; person; people | ||
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| trad. (解鈴還須繫鈴人) | 解 | 鈴 | 還 | 須 | 繫 | 鈴 | 人 | |
| simp. (解铃还须系铃人) | 解 | 铃 | 还 | 须 | 系 | 铃 | 人 | |
| Literally: “Untying the bell (on the tiger's neck) requires the person who fastened the bell”. | ||||||||
Pronunciation
Idiom
解鈴還須繫鈴人
- The only one who can fix the problem is the one who created the problem.
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