别人牵驴你拔橛子

Traditional: 別人牽驢你拔橛子

bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi

Dictionary entry

lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)

What does 别人牵驴你拔橛子 mean?

别人牵驴你拔橛子 (bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)

2fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

Character breakdown

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别Biésurname Bie 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]牵qiānto lead along · to pull (an animal on a tether)驴lǘvariant of 驢|驴[lu:2]你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])拔báto pull up · to pull out 橛juéa peg · low post 子zǐson · child

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How to pronounce 别人牵驴你拔橛子

别人牵驴你拔橛子

bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi

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