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動輒得咎
  dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3   jyutping
  dong4 zhe2 de2 jiu4   pinyin
be blamed for whatever one does; taken to task frequently

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
動輒得咎 / 动辄得咎

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Characters in this word:

 dung6  -  move, stir; change, alter
 zip3  -  always; then
 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
 gau3  -  fault, defect; error, mistake
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