拉不出屎来怨茅房 in English la1 bu4 chu1 shi3 lai2 yuan4 mao2 fang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings

Simplified Characters

拉 不 出 屎 来 怨 茅 房

Traditional Characters

拉 不 出 屎 來 怨 茅 房

Pinyin

la1 bu4 chu1 shi3 lai2 yuan4 mao2 fang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拉la1to pull 不bu4(negative prefix) 出chu1to go out 屎shi3stool 来lai2to come 怨yuan4to blame 茅mao2surname Mao 房fang2surname Fang