(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
trad. 咎有應得
Also written 咎有應得【jiù yǒu yīng dé】
Characters in this word
4咎
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fault, to blame, to punish, calamity, misfortune
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Strokes
- 8
有
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to have; there is, (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13 of 2500
应
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surname Ying, Taiwan pr. [Ying4]
- Pinyin
- Yīng
- Traditional
- 應
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3907 of 2500
得
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to obtain, to get, to gain, to catch (a disease), proper, suitable, proud, contented, to allow, to permit, ready, finished
- Pinyin
- dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 62 of 2500