咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ

to have only oneself to blame (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21720th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
fault; to blame; misfortune
from; because of; due to
self; oneself; from
to take; to get; to choose