咎
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fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune
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How 咎 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 处 (phonetic, chù)
Words containing 咎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咎有应得 | jiù yǒu yīng dé | (idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) |
| 自取其咎 | zì qǔ qí jiù | see 咎由自取[jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3] |
| 咎由自取 | jiù yóu zì qǔ | (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions |
| 难辞其咎 | nán cí qí jiù | cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame |
| 引咎辞职 | yǐn jiù cí zhí | to admit responsibility and resign |
| 不咎既往 | bù jiù jì wǎng | not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones |
| 既往不咎 | jì wǎng bù jiù | to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no poin… |
| 任咎 | rèn jiù | to take the blame |
| 归咎 | guī jiù | to put the blame on; to accuse |
| 引咎 | yǐn jiù | to take the blame; to accept responsibility (for a mistake) |
| 动辄得咎 | dòng zhé dé jiù | faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right |