咎有應得 jiù yǒu yīng dé

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
咎 jiù
fault; to blame; misfortune
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
應 yīng
should; ought to; must
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must