咎有应得 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)

Character by character

• 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
• 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 应yīngshould, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with,
• 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; r

Idioms sharing a character

• 动辄得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù
• 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ
• 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù
• 难辞其咎 nán cí qí jiù
• 一无所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu
• 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng
• 互通有无 hù tōng yǒu wú
• 井井有条 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
• 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù
• 别有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn

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