自取灭亡 — “To bring about one's own destruction or ruin”
自取灭亡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring about one's own destruction or ruin”. To court disaster; to dig one's own grave. Literally, “bring destruction upon oneself”.
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自取灭亡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 自zì
- 取qǔ
- 灭miè
- 亡wáng
自取灭亡 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 自取灭亡
如果他继续执迷不悟，不听劝告，最终只会自取灭亡。
If he continues to stubbornly cling to his mistaken ways and ignores advice, he will ultimately bring about his own destruction.
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Synonyms of 自取灭亡
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- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
Questions about 自取灭亡
- What does 自取灭亡 mean?
- 自取灭亡 (zì qǔ miè wáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring about one's own destruction or ruin”.
- How do you pronounce 自取灭亡?
- 自取灭亡 is pronounced zì qǔ miè wáng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 自取灭亡 literally mean?
- Literally, 自取灭亡 means “bring destruction upon oneself”. It is used to mean “to bring about one's own destruction or ruin”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 自取灭亡?
- 所作所为把自己引上绝路。