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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
別人牽驢你拔橛子 别人牵驴你拔橛子 [bie2 ren5 qian1 lu:2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5] /lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)/fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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