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拉不出屎來怨茅房
简 拉不出屎来怨茅房 · 繁 拉不出屎來怨茅房Mandarin · pinyin lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng
Meanings
- lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom)
- fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
Characters in this entry
- 拉
- lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 屎
- shǐ · excrement, shit, dung
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 怨
- yuàn · hatred, enmity, resentment
- 茅
- máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
- 房
- fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
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Mandarin tones
1–4–1–3–2–4–2–2 · la1 bu4 chu1 shi3 lai2 yuan4 mao2 fang2
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