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咎由自取

jiù yóu zì qǔ

4-character word

What 咎由自取 means

1. idiomto have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

The characters in 咎由自取

• 咎jiùfault; to blame; to punish
• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to
• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 取qǔto take; to get; to choose

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