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解铃还需系铃人

解铃还需系铃人 — “Whoever caused the problem should be the one to solve it”

解铃还需系铃人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Whoever caused the problem should be the one to solve it”. Literally, “The one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it”.

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解铃还需系铃人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

解铃还需系铃人 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
解
jiě13untie, explain, or solve
铃
líng10bell or something bell-shaped
还
hái8still, also, return, repay
需
xū14to need or require
系
xì7to connect or be related
铃
líng10bell or something bell-shaped
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 解铃还需系铃人

小明和同事的误会是他造成的,所以解铃还需系铃人,他应该主动去解释清楚。
Xiao Ming caused the misunderstanding with his colleague, so as the saying goes, "whoever tied the bell must untie it," he should take the initiative to clarify things.

Idioms Related to 解铃还需系铃人

More idioms starting with 解

  • jiě解rén人nán难dé得A true confidant is hard to find
  • jiě解bīng兵shì释jiǎ甲lay down arms and armor
  • jiě解jiàn剑bài拜chóu仇reconcile with an adversary
  • jiě解fà发yáng佯kuáng狂feign madness by letting hair down
  • jiě解náng囊xiāng相zhù助offer financial help
  • jiě解xián弦gēng更zhāng张reform and make a fresh start
  • jiě解mín民dào倒xuán悬rescue people from great distress
  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休bīng兵lay down arms and cease hostilities
  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休shì士lay down arms and rest troops
  • jiě解jiǎ甲dǎo倒gē戈defect and attack former allies
  • jiě解jiǎ甲guī归tián田retire from military to farm
  • jiě解jiǎ甲tóu投gē戈Lay down arms and cease fighting

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Questions about 解铃还需系铃人

What does 解铃还需系铃人 mean?

解铃还需系铃人 (jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Whoever caused the problem should be the one to solve it”.

How do you pronounce 解铃还需系铃人?

解铃还需系铃人 is pronounced jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 解铃还需系铃人 literally mean?

Literally, 解铃还需系铃人 means “the one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it”. It is used to mean “Whoever caused the problem should be the one to solve it”.

What is the Chinese definition of 解铃还需系铃人?

比喻谁惹出来的麻烦,还得由谁去解决。

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