Bù guài zìjiā máshéng duǎn, zhǐ guài tā jiā gǔ jǐng shēn.

不怪自家麻繩短, 只怪他家古井深。

Lit [Some people do] not blame the shortness of their own rope, [but] rather blame the deepness of the old well.

Fig Some people overlook their own shortcomings and try to put the blame on their circumstances.

Note [Also said as bù hèn shéng duǎn, zhǐ yuàn jǐng shēn.]

Topics BLAME SHORTCOMINGS