责有攸归
zé​yǒu​yōu​guī

responsibility must lie where it belongs

  • created sense approved 责有攸归/責有攸歸 · zé​yǒu​yōu​guī · responsibility must lie where it belongs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    责有攸归 / 責有攸歸

    zé​yǒu​yōu​guī

    responsibility must lie where it belongs

    responsibility must lie where it belongs; one cannot shirk one's duties

    责 (literal) → 责/責 · zé · duty 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 攸 (literal) → 攸 · yōu · [relative] 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to belong to

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    created sense