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動輒得咎

简动辄得咎 · 繁動輒得咎

Mandarin · pinyin dòng zhé dé jiù

faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
咎: jiù · fault, defect; error, mistake
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
辄: zhé · sides of chariot where weapons

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4–2–2–4 · dong4 zhe2 de2 jiu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3

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