动辄得咎 in English dong4 zhe2 de2 jiu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • faulted at every turn (idiomatic expression); can't get anything right

Simplified Characters

动 辄 得 咎

Traditional Characters

動 輒 得 咎

Pinyin

dong4 zhe2 de2 jiu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

动dong4(of sth) to move 辄zhe2then 得de2to obtain 咎jiu4fault