lā​bù​chū​shǐ​lái​yuàn​máo​fáng

to blame others for one's own failings

  • created sense approved 拉不出屎来怨茅房/拉不出屎來怨茅房 · lā​bù​chū​shǐ​lái​yuàn​máo​fáng · to blame others for one's own failings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拉不出屎来怨茅房 / 拉不出屎來怨茅房

    lā​bù​chū​shǐ​lái​yuàn​máo​fáng

    to blame others for one's own failings

    Literally "to blame the toilet because one is constipated"; used as a proverb to describe someone who blames outside circumstances for problems caused by their own shortcomings.

    拉 (literal) → 拉 · lā · to empty the bowels 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · [direction/result] 屎 (literal) → 屎 · shǐ · stool 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · can 怨 (literal) → 怨 · yuàn · to blame 茅房 (literal) → 茅房 · máo​fáng · toilet

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