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自食苦果
zì​shí​kǔ​guǒ

to suffer the consequences of one's own actions

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 自 zì affixadverb
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself
  2. 食 shí verb
    to eat
    to eat; to consume; to have a meal
  3. 苦果 kǔ​guǒ
    painful result
    bitter fruit; used to describe painful consequences or dire results that one must endure