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  gau3   jyutping
  jiu4   pinyin
fault, defect; error, mistake

Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by bernard on 23rd Jun 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  jan5 gau3  yin3 jiu4 = take the blame; accept responsibility (for a mistake)
detail  gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2  jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3 = have only onself to blame


Showing all 2 examples containing 咎
detail 引咎辭職 edit
Uncle Gaai took the blame for the mistake and resigned from work.
detail 今日咎由自取 edit
He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.
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