咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

咎 jiù fault, defect; error, mistake
由 yóu
HSK 4
cause, reason; from
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
取 qǔ
HSK 4
take, receive, obtain; select