"解鈴還須繫鈴人" meaning in 漢語

See 解鈴還須繫鈴人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /kaːi̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ waːn²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² lɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Standard-Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, IPA] Forms: 解铃还须系铃人 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: 出自瞿汝稷《指月錄·卷二三·六祖下第十世·法燈禪師》。
  1. 比喻谁做的事情还得由谁去了結
    Sense id: zh-解鈴還須繫鈴人-zh-phrase-N5nvS2te
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 官話俗語, 官話詞元, 帶「人」的漢語詞, 帶「繫」的漢語詞, 帶「解」的漢語詞, 帶「還」的漢語詞, 帶「鈴」的漢語詞, 帶「須」的漢語詞, 有1個詞條的頁面, 有國際音標的漢語詞, 有詞條的頁面, 漢語俗語, 漢語詞元, 粵語俗語, 粵語詞元
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「人」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「繫」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「解」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「還」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「鈴」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「須」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語俗語",
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "粵語俗語",
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    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "出自瞿汝稷《指月錄·卷二三·六祖下第十世·法燈禪師》。",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "解铃还须系铃人",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "繫在老虎脖子的金鈴只有繫上去的人能解下來",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "俗語",
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      "glosses": [
        "比喻谁做的事情还得由谁去了結"
      ],
      "id": "zh-解鈴還須繫鈴人-zh-phrase-N5nvS2te"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ seoi¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiě líng hái syu sì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chieh³ ling² hai² hsü¹ hsi⁴ ling² jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyě líng hái syū syì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiee ling hair shiu shih ling ren"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cze lin xaj sjuj si lin žɛnʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзе лин хай сюй си лин жэнь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ seoi¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gáai lìhng wàahn sēui haih lìhng yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ soey¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gai² ling⁴ wan⁴ sêu¹ hei⁶ ling⁴ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːi̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ waːn²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² lɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "解鈴還須繫鈴人"
}

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  "categories": [
    "官話俗語",
    "官話詞元",
    "帶「人」的漢語詞",
    "帶「繫」的漢語詞",
    "帶「解」的漢語詞",
    "帶「還」的漢語詞",
    "帶「鈴」的漢語詞",
    "帶「須」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "漢語俗語",
    "漢語詞元",
    "粵語俗語",
    "粵語詞元"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "出自瞿汝稷《指月錄·卷二三·六祖下第十世·法燈禪師》。",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "解铃还须系铃人",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "繫在老虎脖子的金鈴只有繫上去的人能解下來",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "俗語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "比喻谁做的事情还得由谁去了結"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ seoi¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiě líng hái syu sì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chieh³ ling² hai² hsü¹ hsi⁴ ling² jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyě líng hái syū syì líng rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jiee ling hair shiu shih ling ren"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cze lin xaj sjuj si lin žɛnʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзе лин хай сюй си лин жэнь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ seoi¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gáai lìhng wàahn sēui haih lìhng yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ soey¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gai² ling⁴ wan⁴ sêu¹ hei⁶ ling⁴ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːi̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ waːn²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² lɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "word": "解鈴還須繫鈴人"
}

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