自己闯的祸得自己背呀
“take responsibility for the mess you caused.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
裘掌门
“Lord Qiu,”
自己闯的祸得自己背 呀
“take responsibility for the mess you caused.”
闯完祸就跑
“Running after causing havoc?”
“Do not expect anyone else to clean up your mess; face the consequences yourself.”
In Chinese social ethics, running away from trouble you caused ('闯祸就跑') is viewed with heavy moral disdain, demanding individual accountability ('自己背').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the trouble or mess one has caused
Commonly used in spoken Chinese when talking about disasters or blunders made by oneself or others.
bear the consequences oneself; take the blame yourself
A vivid colloquial phrase where '背' means carrying a physical burden on one's back, metaphorically meaning taking responsibility.
Softens the admonishment while stressing the obviousness of the moral principle.
