dòng zhé dé jiùdictionary entry
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faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
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Original source entry:

動輒得咎 动辄得咎 [dong4 zhe2 de2 jiu4] /faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right/

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