Zhè chǎng huòshì shì jiùyóuzìqǔ, guài bu liǎo biérén.
This disaster is self-inflicted; there is no one else to blame.
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咎 = blame / fault; 由 = caused by; 自 = oneself; 取 = taken. 'The blame is caused by and taken by oneself.' A neat four-character summary of self-inflicted trouble.
