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咎
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Definitions
- 1. fault
- 2. to blame
- 3. to punish
- 4. calamity
- 5. misfortune
Example Sentences
1 shown既往不 咎 。
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Words Containing 咎
not censure sb for his past misdeeds
to put the blame on
to take the blame
(idiom) (literary) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
see 咎由自取[jiù yóu zì qǔ]
to take the blame
to admit responsibility and resign
faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
cannot escape censure (idiom)