咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2
- (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
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咎
- 任咎 rèn jiù ㄖㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ jam6 gau3 to take the blame
- 引咎 yǐn jiù ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ jan5 gau3 to take the blame
- 归咎 歸咎 guī jiù ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gwai1 gau3 to put the blame on
- 不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ bat1 gau3 gei3 wong5 not censure sb for his past misdeeds
- 动辄得咎 動輒得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
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- 咎有应得 咎有應得 jiù yǒu yīng dé ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄥ ㄉㄜˊ gau3 jau5 jing1 dak1 (idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
- 引咎辞职 引咎辭職 yǐn jiù cí zhí ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄘˊ ㄓˊ jan5 gau3 ci4 zik1 to admit responsibility and resign
- 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
- 自取其咎 zì qǔ qí jiù ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zi6 ceoi2 kei4 gau3 see 咎由自取
- 难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù ㄋㄢˊ ㄘˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ naan4 ci4 kei4 gau3 cannot escape censure (idiom)
由
- 理由 lǐ yóu ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ lei5 jau4 reason
- 由来 由來 yóu lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 loi4 origin
- 由于 由於 yóu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ jau4 jyu1 due to
- 由此 yóu cǐ ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ jau4 ci2 hereby
- 由衷 yóu zhōng ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau4 cung1 heartfelt
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- 自由 zì yóu ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ zi6 jau4 freedom; liberty
- 不由得 bù yóu de ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ bat1 jau4 dak1 can't help
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 由此可见 由此可見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3 from this, it can be seen that...
- 由此看来 由此看來 yóu cǐ kàn lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 ci2 hon3 loi4 thereby
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 不由 bù yóu ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ bat1 jau4 can't help (doing sth)
- 事由 shì yóu ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˊ si6 jau4 main content
- 交由 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
- 任由 rèn yóu ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ jam6 jau4 to let (sb do sth)
- 来由 來由 lái yóu ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ loi4 jau4 reason; cause
- 即由 jí yóu ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ zik1 jau4 namely
- 原由 yuán yóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jyun4 jau4 variant of 缘由
- 因由 yīn yóu ㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ jan1 jau4 reason
自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
取
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ ceoi2 sing3 to score a victory
- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ceoi2 jyut6 to try to please
- 取暖 qǔ nuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 nyun5 to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
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- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 取样 取樣 qǔ yàng ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋ ceoi2 joeng6 to take a sample
- 取款 qǔ kuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 fun2 to withdraw money from a bank
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取经 取經 qǔ jīng ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ceoi2 ging1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
- 取缔 取締 qǔ dì ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄧˋ ceoi2 dai3 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
- 吸取 xī qǔ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb
- 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩˇ dyut6 ceoi2 to seize
- 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 换取 換取 huàn qǔ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇ wun6 ceoi2 to obtain (sth) in exchange
- 摄取 攝取 shè qǔ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ sip3 ceoi2 to absorb (nutrients etc)
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 汲取 jí qǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to draw; to derive; to absorb
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for