自取咎戾 — “To bring blame, guilt, or trouble upon oneself”
自取咎戾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring blame, guilt, or trouble upon oneself”. To court disaster through one's own actions. Literally, “Bring blame/guilt upon oneself”.
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自取咎戾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
自取咎戾 Character Breakdown
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他明知故犯，最终落得这般下场，完全是自取咎戾
He knowingly committed the wrongdoing, and ended up in such a predicament; it was entirely self-inflicted blame.
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Synonyms of 自取咎戾
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- 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
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What does 自取咎戾 mean?
自取咎戾 (zì qǔ jiù lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring blame, guilt, or trouble upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 自取咎戾?
自取咎戾 is pronounced zì qǔ jiù lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自取咎戾 literally mean?
Literally, 自取咎戾 means “Bring blame/guilt upon oneself”. It is used to mean “to bring blame, guilt, or trouble upon oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自取咎戾?
指自招罪过。同“自取罪戾”。