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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

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

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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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1–4–1–3–2–4–2–2 · la1 bu4 chu1 shi3 lai2 yuan4 mao2 fang2

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