自作孽

zì zuò niè

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Definitions

  1. 1. disaster one brings on oneself
  2. 2. to be reponsible for something bad that happens to oneself
  3. 3. to have only oneself to blame

Child Words of 自作孽

作
zuō

worker

作
zuò

to do; to engage in

自
zì

self

作孽
zuò niè

to sin

孽
niè

son born of a concubine