jiù
咎 (jiù) is a Chinese word meaning “fault; to blame; to punish”.
Meanings
- 1fault
- 2to blame
- 3to punish
- 4calamity
- 5misfortune
Related words
归咎to put the blame on咎由自取(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions既往不咎to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones引咎辞职to admit responsibility and resign引咎to take the blame不咎既往not censure sb for his past misdeeds任咎to take the blame动辄得咎faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right咎有应得(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)难辞其咎cannot escape censure (idiom)自取其咎see 咎由自取[jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3]