咎 [－]

Jyutping gau3
Pinyin gāo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname

咎 [－]

Jyutping gou1
Pinyin jiù

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. part of a place name

咎 [－]

Jyutping gau3
Pinyin jiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. fault
  2. to blame
  3. to punish
  4. calamity
  5. misfortune
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. fault/to blame/to punish/calamity/misfortune/defect/error/mistake
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    罪過​；​過失
    mistake; fault; guilt; crime
    • 罪咎
      罪咎
      guilt; crime
  2. 語素
    過罪​；​處分
    to blame; to punish
    • 咎由自取
      咎由自取
      X
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    fault; defect; error; mistake
  2. character
    calamity; misfortune
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. fault, defect
  2. error, mistake
  3. Cangjie Input
    HOR
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他把他的错误归咎于坏运气。
    他把他的錯誤歸咎於壞運氣。
    tā bǎ tā de cuò wù guī jiù yú huài yùn qì 。
    • He ascribes his failure to bad luck.
  2. Mandarin
    不要把这个错误归咎于她。
    不要把這個錯誤歸咎於她。
    bù yào bǎ zhè ge cuò wù guī jiù yú tā 。
    • Don't blame the mistake on her.
  3. Mandarin
    他们把失败归咎于乔治。
    他們把失敗歸咎於喬治。
    tā men bǎ shī bài guī jiù yú qiáo zhì 。
    • They blamed George for the failure.
    • They blamed the failure on George.
  4. Mandarin
    把你的失败归咎于你的父母是不对的。
    把你的失敗歸咎於你的父母是不對的。
    bǎ nǐ de shī bài guī jiù yú nǐ de fù mǔ shì bù duì de 。
    • It's not fair to attribute your failure to your parents.
  5. Mandarin
    既往不咎。
    既往不咎。
    jì wǎng bù jiù 。
    • Let bygones be bygones.
    • What's done is done.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢带领嘅球队一场波都冇赢过，佢决定引咎辞职。
    佢帶領嘅球隊一場波都冇贏過，佢決定引咎辭職。
    keoi5 daai3 ling5 ge3 kau4 deoi2 jat1 coeng4 bo1 dou1 mou5 jeng4 gwo3, keoi5 kyut3 ding6 jan5 gau3 ci4 zik1.
    • Since the team he leads has never won a match, he takes the blame and resigns.
  2. Cantonese
    咎由自取
    咎由自取
    • X
    • one has only oneself to blame
  3. Cantonese
    佢谂住隐瞒问题就唔会有人知，可以䟴䟴脚等退休，点知件事俾传媒踢爆，宜家要引咎辞职，真系赢咗粒糖，输咗间厂呀。
    佢諗住隱瞞問題就唔會有人知，可以䟴䟴腳等退休，點知件事俾傳媒踢爆，宜家要引咎辭職，真係贏咗粒糖，輸咗間廠呀。
    keoi5 nam2 zyu6 jan2 mun4 man6 tai4 zau6 m4 wui5 jau5 jan4 zi1, ho2 ji5 ngan3 ngan3 goek3 dang2 teoi3 jau1, dim2 zi1 gin6 si6 bei2 cyun4 mui4 tek3 baau3, ji4 gaa1 jiu3 jan5 gau3 ci4 zik1, zan1 hai6 jeng4 zo2 lap1 tong2, syu1 zo2 gaan1 cong2 aa3.
    • He was hoping that the matter would never be known by the public, thus ensuring his uneventful requirement, however it got exposed by the media just now, forcing him to resign. He's penny-wise, but pound-foolish.
  4. Cantonese
    将自己嘅失败归咎社会
    將自己嘅失敗歸咎社會
    zoeng1 zi6 gei3 ge3 sat1 baai6 gwai1 gau3 se5 wui2
    • to blame the society for one's own fault
  5. Cantonese
    归咎学生，帮政权涂脂抹粉，系好唔道德。
    歸咎學生，幫政權塗脂抹粉，係好唔道德。
    • It is immoral to put the blame on students to whitewash the regime
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    既往不咎
    既往不咎
    jì wǎng bù jiù
    • to let bygones be bygones
  2. Mandarin
    引咎辞职
    引咎辭職
    yǐn jiù cí zhí
    • to resign and take the blame