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解铃系铃

Word · IdiomTraditional解鈴繫鈴

solve the problem you created

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

the problem needs to be solved by the one who created it; whoever ties the bell must untie it

literary

常用于劝诫或批评,强调责任应归于引发问题的人。也说作“解铃还须系铃人”。

Zhè这
chǎng场
wù误
huì会
shì是
nǐ你
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
 ,
jiě解
líng铃
xì系
líng铃
 ,
hái还
shì是
nǐ你
qù去
jiě解
shì释
qīng清
chu楚
ba吧
 。

You started this misunderstanding; since you caused it, you should be the one to explain and resolve it.

Gōng公
sī司
nèi内
bù部
de的
máo矛
dùn盾
 ,
hái还
děi得
shì是
dāng当
chū初
zhì制
dìng定
zhèng政
cè策
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
lái来
jiě解
líng铃
xì系
líng铃
 。

The internal conflict in the company has to be resolved by the management who initially set the policies.

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Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
 ,
jiě解
líng铃
hái还
xū须
xì系
líng铃
rén人
 ,
jì既
rán然
shì是
tā他
rě惹
de的
huò祸
 ,
jiù就
gāi该
tā他
lái来
shōu收
shí拾
 。

As the saying goes, whoever ties the bell must untie it. Since he caused the trouble, he should be the one to clean it up.