咎gau3由jau4自zi6取ceoi2

gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2jiù yóu zì qǔ

English

(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
have only oneself to blame

粵語 — Cantonese

因為自己嘅原因而得到應得嘅懲罰

Examples

佢賣假貨，俾海關封舖係咎由自取嘅。
He sold false goods, so he has only himself to blame for his shop's forced closure by the customs.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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