xì​líng​jiě​líng

to solve a problem one caused

Senses

系铃解铃/ 繫鈴解鈴 xì​líng​jiě​líng to solve a problem one caused

the person who tied the bell on the tiger is the one to take it off; the person who created a problem should be the one to resolve it

References

see 解铃还是系铃人/解鈴還是繫鈴人 系铃解铃/繫鈴解鈴