Bù huì chēngchuán, lài hé wān.

不會撐船, 賴河灣。

Lit [One who] cannot steer the boat blames the bends in the river.

Fig One who is incompetent always tries to shift the blame elsewhere; “a poor workman blames his tools.”

Note [See also bù shàn shǐ chuán and bù shì chēng chuánshǒu below.]

Topics BLAME EXCUSES INCOMPETENCE