咎由自取

jiù yóu zì qǔ

Meaning

(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

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咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake处口由yóucause, reason; from田自zìself; private, personal; from目取qǔto take, to receive, to obtain; to select耳又