自取其咎

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	blame
trad. (自取其咎)		自	取	其	咎
simp. ^#(自取其咎)		自	取	其	咎

Etymology

From 天予弗取，自取其咎, from the book Shiji.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìqǔqíjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìqǔqíjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhcyǔcíjiòu
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chʻü³-chʻi²-chiu⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-chyǔ-chí-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhcheuchyijiow
  - Palladius: цзыцюйцицзю (czycjujciczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

自取其咎

to bring blame on oneself, to ask for trouble through one's behaviour

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