咎由自取 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

Character by character

• 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
• 由yóucause, reason; from
• 自zìself; private, personal; from
• 取qǔto take, to receive, to obtain; to select

Idioms sharing a character

• 动辄得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù
• 咎有应得 jiù yǒu yīng dé
• 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù
• 难辞其咎 nán cí qí jiù
• 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
• 率由旧章 shuài yóu jiù zhāng
• 听天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng
• 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài
• 行不由径 xíng bù yóu jìng
• 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng

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