引咎
引咎 yǐn jiù ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ jan5 gau3
- to take the blame
- to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
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引
咎
- 任咎 rèn jiù ㄖㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ jam6 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
- 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)
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 穿针引线穿針引線 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cyun1 zam1 jan5 sin3 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
- 抛砖引玉拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk6 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
- 翘足引领翹足引領 qiáo zú yǐn lǐng ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ kiu4 zuk1 jan5 ling5 waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
- 引而不发引而不發 yǐn ér bù fā ㄧㄣˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ jan5 ji4 bat1 faat3 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
- 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài ㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄓㄞˋ jan5 gau2 jap6 zaai6 lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 难辞其咎難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù ㄋㄢˊ ㄘˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ naan4 ci4 kei4 gau3 cannot escape censure (idiom)