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咎由自取

jiù yóu zì qǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2. to bring trouble through one's own actions

Child Words of 咎由自取

取
qǔ

to take

由
yóu

to follow

自
zì

self

咎
jiù

fault

自取
zì qǔ

to help oneself to (food)