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咎由自取

咎
由
自
取
to have only oneself to blame (idiom) / to bring trouble through one's own actions

Characters and words in 咎由自取

咎
jiù = ji + ou4
fault / to blame / to punish / calamity / misfortune
Add a new mnemonic for 咎 = 处 + 口
由
yóu = y + ou2
to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
Add a new mnemonic for 由 = 丨 + 曰
由
yóu = y + ou2
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
Add a new mnemonic for 由 = 丨 + 曰
自
zì = z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
Add a new mnemonic for 自 = 丶 + 目
自
取
to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster)
取
qǔ = qu + Ø3
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch
Add a new mnemonic for 取 = 又 + 耳

Words with 咎由自取

咎由自取 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 咎由自取

咎由自取 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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