咎
Meanings
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- 1.fault
- 2.to blame
- 3.to punish
- 4.calamity
- 5.misfortune
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Wiktionary
- 1.fault; defect; error; mistake
- 2.calamity; misfortune
- 3.to blame; to punish; to find fault
- 4.a surname
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Etymology
Originally ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 夊 (“foot”) + 人 (“person”). Later 口 was added, making the modern form an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 各 + 人.
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Components
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Example sentences
不要把這個錯誤歸咎於她。
Don't blame the mistake on her.
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Derived terms
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Related words
引咎 to take the blame任咎 to take the blame归咎 to put the blame on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咎有应得 (idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)咎由自取 (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions不咎既往 not censure sb for his past misdeeds自取其咎 see 咎由自取[jiù yóu zì qǔ]难辞其咎 cannot escape censure (idiom)动辄得咎 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right