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Jyutping
gaai2 ling4 waan4 seoi1 hai6 ling4 jan4
Pinyin
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
比喻問題需要當事人去解決
whoever started the trouble should end it
參看
解鈴還需繫鈴人
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
The only one who can fix the problem is the one who created the problem.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
解铃还须系铃人。
解鈴還須繫鈴人。
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén 。
To solve a problem, you must find the one responsible for it.