自作孽 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 自作孽

自作孽

Definition disaster one brings on oneself / to be reponsible for something bad that happens to oneself / to have only oneself to blame

Usage

中文释义自己造成的罪恶与灾祸。《书．太甲中》"天作孽，犹可违，自作孽，不可逭。"《孟子．公孙丑上》引此文，"逭"作"活"◇遂用为自作自受之意。

Characters 自 zì 作 zuò 孽 niè

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