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Hanzi

咎 / 咎

Traditional
咎
Simplified
咎

fault/to blame/to punish/calamity/misfortune

Hanzi

Pinyin

jiù, gāo

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄡˋ, ㄍㄠ

Jyutping

gau3

Example sentences

歸咎 / 归咎 guījiù
遇到問題時，與其把責任歸咎於別人，不如先檢討自己的做法。
遇到问题时，与其把责任归咎于别人，不如先检讨自己的做法。

When a problem arises, it is better to review your own approach than to blame someone else for it.

Example Vocabulary

歸咎

gui1'jiu4

to blame; to attribute something to

引咎

yin3'jiu4

既往不咎

咎

jiu4

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