房檐上的冰凌柱,根子在上边房檐上的冰凌柱,根子在上邊房檐上的冰凌柱,根子在上邊

icicles on the eaves: the root is up above

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The source of a problem lies with those at the top. Said when blame belongs to higher-ups.
Wordplay: 根子 (gēnzi) means both the 'root' of an icicle and the 'root cause' of a matter; the icicle's root is up high, just as the cause lies at higher levels.

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Simplified: 房檐上的冰凌柱,根子在上边
Traditional (Taiwan): 房檐上的冰凌柱,根子在上邊
Pinyin: fángyán shàng de bīnglíng zhù,gēnzi zài shàngbian
Bopomofo: ㄈㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄧㄥㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ,ㄍㄣ ˙ㄗㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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