自作孽
zì​zuò​niè

to bring disaster on oneself

  • created reference approved 自作孽 → 自作孽，不可活 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自作孽 zì​zuò​niè

    自作孽，不可活 zì​zuò​niè​bù​kě​huó

    see

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  • created sense approved 自作孽 · zì​zuò​niè · to bring disaster on oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自作孽

    zì​zuò​niè

    to bring disaster on oneself

    To suffer the consequences of one's own actions or sins; to have only oneself to blame

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 作孽 (literal) → 作孽 · zuò​niè · to sin

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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