动辄得咎

Traditional: 動輒得咎

dòng zhé dé jiù

Dictionary entry

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

What does 动辄得咎 mean?

动辄得咎 (dòng zhé dé jiù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

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动dòng(of sth) to move · to set in movement 辄zhéthen · at once 得déto obtain · to get 咎jiùfault · to blame

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动辄得咎

dòng zhé dé jiù

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