jiě​líng​hái​xū​xì​líng​rén

whoever started the trouble should end it

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解铃还需系铃人/ 解鈴還需繫鈴人 jiě​líng​hái​xū​xì​líng​rén whoever started the trouble should end it

literally "whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must be the one to untie it"; used as a proverb to mean that the person who caused a problem is the one responsible for solving it

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