拉不出屎來賴茅坑

Chinese

to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag
to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw
 
not; no
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
stool; faeces to come disclaim; rely; to blame pit of a pit latrine or hole of a squat toilet
trad. (拉不出屎來賴茅坑) 茅坑
simp. (拉不出屎来赖茅坑) 茅坑
Literally: “to blame the latrine when not able to defecate”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lā bù chū shǐ lái lài máokēng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: lā bù chū shǐ lái lài máokēng
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: la bù chu shǐh lái lài máokeng
      • Wade–Giles: la1 pu4 chʻu1 shih3 lai2 lai4 mao2-kʻêng1
      • Yale: lā bù chū shř lái lài máu-kēng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lha bu chu shyy lai lay maukeng
      • Palladius: ла бу чу ши лай лай маокэн (la bu ču ši laj laj maokɛn)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: lābùchūshǐláilàimáokēngr
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥㄦ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: labùchushǐhláilàimáokengr
      • Wade–Giles: la1-pu4-chʻu1-shih3-lai2-lai4-mao2-kʻêng1-ʼrh
      • Yale: lā-bù-chū-shř-lái-lài-máu-kēngr
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhabuchushyylailaymaukengl
      • Palladius: лабучушилайлаймаокэнр (labučušilajlajmaokɛnr)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

Idiom

拉不出屎來賴茅坑

  1. to unreasonably blame one's tool or others when unable to do something