解铃还须系铃人

Traditional: 解鈴還須繫鈴人

jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén

Dictionary entry

lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)

What does 解铃还须系铃人 mean?

解铃还须系铃人 (jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)

2fig. whoever started the trouble should end it

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

解Xièsurname Xie 铃líng(small) bell · CL:隻|只[zhi1]还Huánsurname Huan 须xūmust · to have to 系xìto connect · to relate to 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 解铃还须系铃人

解铃还须系铃人

jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.