jiě​líng​hái​xū​xì​líng​rén

whoever started the trouble should end it

Senses

解铃还须系铃人/ 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě​líng​hái​xū​xì​líng​rén whoever started the trouble should end it

literally meaning the one who hung the bell on the tiger's neck must be the one to untie it; used as a metaphor for solving a problem by going back to the person who caused it

References

see 系铃人/繫鈴人 解铃还须系铃人/解鈴還須繫鈴人
abbreviation 解铃系铃/解鈴繫鈴 解铃还须系铃人/解鈴還須繫鈴人