lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
trad. 解鈴還須繫鈴人
Also written 解鈴還須繫鈴人【jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén】
Characters in this word
6解
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surname Xie
- Pinyin
- Xiè
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 9847 of 2500
铃
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(small) bell, CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- líng
- Traditional
- 鈴
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 16200 of 2500
还
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surname Huan
- Pinyin
- Huán
- Traditional
- 還
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 49 of 2500
须
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must, to have to, to wait
- Pinyin
- xū
- Traditional
- 須
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 16352 of 2500
系
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to connect, to relate to, to tie up, to bind, to be (literary)
- Pinyin
- xì
- Traditional
- 係
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3837 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500