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自贻伊咎
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自贻伊咎

自贻伊咎 — “To bring trouble or blame upon oneself”

自贻伊咎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or blame upon oneself”. To have only oneself to blame. Literally, “Bring fault upon oneself”.

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自贻伊咎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

自贻伊咎 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
自
zì6from, self, naturally
贻
yí9to cause or leave behind
伊
yī6that person, especially woman
咎
jiù8fault, blame, misfortune

Example Sentence with 自贻伊咎

他没有认真准备,导致演出失败,真是自贻伊咎。
He didn't prepare seriously, leading to a failed performance; he truly has only himself to blame.

Idioms Related to 自贻伊咎

Synonyms of 自贻伊咎

  • zì自yí诒yī伊qī戚bring trouble upon oneself
  • zì自yí贻yī伊qī戚bring sorrow upon oneself
  • zì自yí遗yī伊qī戚bring trouble upon oneself

More idioms starting with 自

  • 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

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Questions about 自贻伊咎

What does 自贻伊咎 mean?

自贻伊咎 (zì yí yī jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or blame upon oneself”.

How do you pronounce 自贻伊咎?

自贻伊咎 is pronounced zì yí yī jiù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 自贻伊咎 literally mean?

Literally, 自贻伊咎 means “Bring fault upon oneself”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble or blame upon oneself”.

What is the Chinese definition of 自贻伊咎?

指自己招来过错。

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