木偶不会自己跳，幕后定有牵线人木偶不會自己跳，幕後定有牽線人木偶不會自己跳，幕後定有牽線人

a puppet can't dance by itself; there must be a string-puller behind the curtain

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: When a foolish person does bad things, someone is surely behind them directing it. Critical.

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Simplified: 木偶不会自己跳，幕后定有牵线人
Traditional (Taiwan): 木偶不會自己跳，幕後定有牽線人
Pinyin: mù'ǒu búhuì zìjǐ tiào, mùhòu dìng yǒu qiānxiànrén
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ㄡˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠˋ，ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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