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咎

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Definitions

  1. 1. fault
  2. 2. to blame
  3. 3. to punish
  4. 4. calamity
  5. 5. misfortune

Example Sentences

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既往不 咎 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6484848)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 咎

不咎既往
bù jiù jì wǎng

not censure sb for his past misdeeds

归咎
guī jiù

to put the blame on

引咎
yǐn jiù

to take the blame

咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé

(idiom) (literary) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)

咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ

to have only oneself to blame (idiom)

既往不咎
jì wǎng bù jiù

to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones

自取其咎
zì qǔ qí jiù

see 咎由自取[jiù yóu zì qǔ]

任咎
rèn jiù

to take the blame

引咎辞职
yǐn jiù cí zhí

to admit responsibility and resign

动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù

faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

难辞其咎
nán cí qí jiù

cannot escape censure (idiom)

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