解鈴還須繫鈴人

See also: 解铃还须系铃人

Chinese

		to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort	(small) bell	pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet	necessary; must; need	connect; to tie	(small) bell	man; person; people
trad. (解鈴還須繫鈴人)		解	鈴	還	須	繫	鈴	人
simp. (解铃还须系铃人)		解	铃	还	须	系	铃	人
Literally: “Untying the bell (on the tiger's neck) requires the person who fastened the bell”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ seoi¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiě líng hái syu sì líng rén
  - Wade–Giles: chieh³ ling² hai² hsü¹ hsi⁴ ling² jên²
  - Yale: jyě líng hái syū syì líng rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiee ling hair shiu shih ling ren
  - Palladius: цзе лин хай сюй си лин жэнь (cze lin xaj sjuj si lin žɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ seoi¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: gáai lìhng wàahn sēui haih lìhng yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai² ling⁴ waan⁴ soey¹ hai⁶ ling⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai² ling⁴ wan⁴ sêu¹ hei⁶ ling⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ waːn²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² lɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

解鈴還須繫鈴人

The only one who can fix the problem is the one who created the problem.