咎由自取 in English jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3 Meaning

Meanings

• to have only oneself to blame (idiomatic expression)
• to bring trouble through one's own actions

Pinyin

jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

咎jiu4fault 由you2to follow 自zi4self 取qu3to take