咎由自取

Chinese

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|- ! !blame

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follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)

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from; self; oneself; since

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to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

|- !simp. and trad.
(咎由自取) | 咎 | 由 | 自 | 取 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiù yóu zì qǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ jau⁴ zi⁶ ceoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiù yóu zì qǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow you tzyh cheu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ jau⁴ zi⁶ ceoi²
  - Yale: gau yàuh jih chéui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ jau⁴ dzi⁶ tsoey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo³ yeo⁴ ji⁶ cêu²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ jɐu̯²¹ t͡siː²² t͡ɕʰɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

咎由自取

have only oneself to blame

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