养蛇咬自己,怨不得别人養蛇咬自己,怨不得別人養蛇咬自己,怨不得別人

raise a snake and it bites you: you can't blame anyone else

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: If trouble comes from something you started yourself, you must bear the blame. Said with a note of criticism or rueful acceptance.

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Simplified: 养蛇咬自己,怨不得别人
Traditional (Taiwan): 養蛇咬自己,怨不得別人
Pinyin: yǎng shé yǎo zìjǐ,yuànbùde biéren
Bopomofo: ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ,ㄩㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄖㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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