自取灭亡

Traditional: 自取滅亡

zì qǔ miè wáng

Dictionary entry

to court disaster (idiom)

What does 自取灭亡 mean?

自取灭亡 (zì qǔ miè wáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to court disaster (idiom)

2to dig one's own grave

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 取qǔto take · to get 灭mièto extinguish or put out · to go out (of a fire etc)亡wángto die · to lose

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自取灭亡

zì qǔ miè wáng

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