自作孽 in English zi4 zuo4 nie4 Meaning

Meanings

• disaster one brings on oneself
• to be reponsible for something bad that happens to oneself
• to have only oneself to blame

Pinyin

zi4 zuo4 nie4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

自zi4self 作zuo4worker 孽nie4variant of 孽[nie4]