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自取

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zì qǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. to help oneself to (food)
  2. 2. to invite (trouble)
  3. 3. to court (disaster)

Words Containing 自取

咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ

to have only oneself to blame (idiom)

自取其咎
zì qǔ qí jiù

see 咎由自取[jiù yóu zì qǔ]

自取其辱
zì qǔ qí rǔ

(idiom) to embarrass oneself

自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng

to court disaster (idiom)

Child Words of 自取

取
qǔ

to take

自
zì

self

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