系铃解铃
xì​líng​jiě​líng

to solve a problem one caused

  • created sense approved 系铃解铃/繫鈴解鈴 · xì​líng​jiě​líng · to solve a problem one caused — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    系 (literal) → 系 · xì · to tie 铃 (literal) → 铃/鈴 · líng · bell 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to untie 铃 (literal) → 铃/鈴 · líng · bell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense