bring blame on oneself
It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ì Q ǔ Q í Ji ù, which means to cause a disaster or to find a guilt. From Tao Te Ching.
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: self inflicted, self inflicted, self inflicted, self inflicted, self inflicted
The origin of Idioms
Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: "wealth and pride, leave their own blame."
Idiom usage
To ask for trouble by oneself. I want to offend Jinggong at that time. (Wang Shi Tong Yan, Volume 3, by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty)
bring blame on oneself
Only state officials are allowed to set fire, and people are not allowed to light lamps - zhǐxǔzhōu guān fàng huǒ,bùxǔbǎi xìng diǎn