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咎由自取 (gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

咎由自取 (gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2, jiù yóu zì qǔ) — bring trouble on oneself (idiom)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 咎 (gau3) — fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune; defect; error; mistake
• 咎 (gou1) — part of a place name
• 咎有應得 (gau3 jau5 jing1 dak1) — (idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
• 久不久 (gau2 bat1 gau2) — from time to time
• 久唔久 (gau2 m4 gau2) — occasionally, from time to time
• 九七年 (gau2 cat1 nin4) — year 1997

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