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動輒得咎 (dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3) — be blamed for whatever one does; taken to task frequently in Cantonese

dungˍ₆動zip˗₃輒dakˉ¹得gau˗₃咎
简 动辄得咎
Mandarin Pinyin: dong4 zhe2 de2 jiu4

Meaning of 動輒得咎

nounbe blamed for whatever one does; taken to task frequently

Characters in 動輒得咎

動dung6
movement; action; motion
輒zip3
then; afterwards
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
咎gau3
fault, defect; error, mistake

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