咎
jiù
Pinyin
Definition
咎
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- fault
- to blame
- to punish
- calamity
- misfortune
Character Decomposition
Related Words (6)
- 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
- 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
- 1 to take the blame
- 2 to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
- 1 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
- 2 There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
- 1 to put the blame on
- 2 to accuse
- 1 cannot escape censure (idiom)
- 2 has to bear the blame
Idioms (5)
动辄得咎
- 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
咎有应得
- 1 to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
咎由自取
- 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
- 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
既往不咎
- 1 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
- 2 There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
难辞其咎
- 1 cannot escape censure (idiom)
- 2 has to bear the blame