Lingaku- (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
This idiom describes a situation where an individual faces negative consequences due to their own choices or actions. It emphasizes personal responsibility.
He was late today, and he has only himself to blame.
Her failure was entirely self-inflicted, as she wasn’t prepared.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取to have only oneself to blamejiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的hòu guǒ后果the consequences of one's own actionsjiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的jiào xun教训the lesson learned from one's own mistakesjiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的bēi jù悲剧a tragedy of one's own makingjiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的jìng dì境地a situation of self-inflicted troublejiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的zé rèn责任responsibility for one's own actionsjiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的jú miàn局面a predicament brought upon oneselfjiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的jiē guǒ结果the result of one's own actionsjiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的qíng kuàng情况a scenario of self-blamejiù yóu zì qǔ咎由自取de的yán lùn言论self-incriminating remarks