咎由自取

咎由自取

Chinese

		blame	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
trad. (咎由自取)		咎	由	自	取
simp. #(咎由自取)		咎	由	自	取

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùyóuzìqǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ jau⁴ zi⁶ ceoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiùyóuzìqǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowyoutzyhcheu
    • 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 t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

咎由自取

1. have only oneself to blame