bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi

Traditional: 別人牽驢你拔橛子

别人牵驴你拔橛子 (bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom); fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
  2. 2fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

Characters in 别人牵驴你拔橛子

别bié · to leave; to part (from)人rén · person; people牵qiān · to lead along驴lǘ · donkey你nǐ · you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])拔bá · to pull up橛jué · a peg子zǐ · son

Related words

你you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)人person; people你们you (plural)别to leave; to part (from)别to make sb change their ways, opinions etc别surname Bie孩子child女人woman女人wife别人other people; others; other person男人a man

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