咎由自取 jiùyóuzìqǔ to have only oneself to blame Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 咎 jiù fault fault; mistake; error; blame由 yóu preposition due to due to; because of; as a result of自取 zìqǔ to bring upon oneself To cause a certain result to happen to oneself, often used with negative outcomes like trouble, ruin, or humiliation.