拉不出屎來怨茅房 lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom)
  2. fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings

CHARACTERS

拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung
來 lái come, coming; return, returning
怨 yuàn
HSK 5
hatred, enmity, resentment
茅 máo reeds, rushes, grass; surname
房 fáng
HSK 2
house, building; room