怨天尤人
jyun3 tin1 jau4 jan4yuàn tiān yóu rén
English
- (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
- to blame everyone except oneself; literally, to blame the god and other people
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容態度消極;遇到困難,就埋怨個天、歸咎其他人,唔覺得係自己嘅問題
Examples
遇到錯折應該多加反省,唔應該怨天尤人。
You should think about what mistakes have been made when encountering a setback. What you should't do is blaming everyone except yourself.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk