- 前因后果 qiányīnhòuguǒ cause and effectThe origins and outcomes of an event; the entire process of development of a situation.
- 先花后果 xiānhuāhòuguǒ to have a daughter first then a son(idiom) to have a daughter as the firstborn child and a son as the second, comparing the sequence to a plant that flowers before it bears fruit
- 严重后果 yánzhònghòuguǒ serious consequencesgrave consequences; serious repercussions
- 后果前因 hòuguǒqiányīn cause and effectthe entire process or story of a development; consequences and the preceding causes
- 后果自负 hòuguǒzìfù to take responsibility for the consequencesto take responsibility for the outcomes of one's own actions; to have only oneself to blame if things go wrong
- 灾难性后果 zāinànxìnghòuguǒ disastrous consequences
