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自取其咎
zì​qǔ​qí​jiù

to have only oneself to blame

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 自取 zì​qǔ
    to bring upon oneself
    To cause a certain result to happen to oneself, often used with negative outcomes like trouble, ruin, or humiliation.
  2. 其 qí pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  3. 咎 jiù
    fault
    fault; mistake; error; blame