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bring the trouble on oneself; it is nobody's fault but his own

jiù yóu zì qǔ

咎 由 自 取

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derogbring the trouble on oneself; it is nobody's fault but his own
- rú guǒ tā kǎo shì bù jí gé nà shì tā jiù yóu zì qǔ
  如果她考试不及格，那是她咎由自取。
  If she fails his exams, she'll only have herself to blame.
synonym
zì zuò zì shòu自作自受 zuò jiǎn zì fù作茧自缚 zì shí qí guǒ自食其果 zuò fǎ zì bì作法自毙 zì qǔ qí huò自取其祸 zì qǔ qí jiù自取其咎

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