咎 (gau3) — fault, defect; error, mistake in Cantonese
gau˗₃咎Mandarin Pinyin: jiu4
Meaning of 咎
nounfault, defect; error, mistake
Example Sentences with 咎
佳叔引咎辭職
Uncle Gaai took the blame for the mistake and resigned from work.
佢今日嘅情况係佢咎由自取
He has only himself to blame for the plight he is in now.
manˍ₆問taiˎ₄題gwaiˉ¹歸gau˗₃咎jyuˉ¹於ngoˏ₅我
The problem is my fault.
mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使gwaiˉ¹歸gau˗₃咎jyuˉ¹於keoiˏ₅佢
No need to blame him.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gwaiˉ¹歸gau˗₃咎jyuˉ¹於janˎ₄人
Don't blame others.
Words Containing 咎
既往不咎gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3
let someone of the hook for past mistakes
歸咎gwai1 gau3
to blame
咎有應得gau3 jau5 jing1 dak1
to deserve being blamed for sth.
動輒得咎dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3
be blamed for whatever one does; taken to task frequently
引咎jan5 gau3
take the blame; accept responsibility (for a mistake)
引咎辭職jan3 gau3 ci4 zik1
to take the blame upon oneself and resign
自咎zi6 gau3
to blame oneself; to rebuke oneself
咎由自取gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2
have only onself to blame
歸咎於gwai1 gau3 jyu1
to blame; to attribute to; as a result of
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