咎

gou1

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咎由自取

gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2

bring trouble on oneself (idiom)

歸咎於

gwai1 gau3 jyu1

to blame; to attribute to; as a result of

咎繇

gou1 jiu4

Kao Yao (now often written 臯陶), a minister who established a penal code duri

引咎

jan5 gau3

take the blame; accept responsibility (for a mistake)

歸咎

gwai1 gau3

to blame

動輒得咎

dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3

be blamed for whatever one does; taken to task frequently

引咎辭職

jan3 gau3 ci4 zik1

to take the blame upon oneself and resign

遷咎

cin1 gau3

to shift the blame to someone else [Syn]諉過

既往不咎

gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3

let someone of the hook for past mistakes

咎有應得

gau3 jau5 jing1 dak1

to deserve being blamed for sth.

自咎

zi6 gau3

to blame oneself; to rebuke oneself