动辄得咎 (dòng zhé dé jiù) — faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right · Chinese · Nantoka

dòng zhé dé jiù

Traditional: 動輒得咎

动辄得咎 (dòng zhé dé jiù) is a Chinese word meaning “faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right”.

Meanings

1faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

Characters in 动辄得咎

动dòng · (of sth) to move 辄zhé · then 得dé · to obtain 咎jiù · fault

Related words

得to obtain 得used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc 得to have to 觉得to think that ...; to feel that ...记得to remember 得到to get; to obtain; to receive 动(of sth) to move 行动operation 值得worth the money 动作movement; motion; action 活动to exercise; to move about; to work out

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