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 something 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

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• 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

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