求仁得仁
qiú​rén​dé​rén

to have one's wish fulfilled

  • created reference approved 求仁得仁 → 如愿以偿/如願以償 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    求仁得仁 qiú​rén​dé​rén

    如愿以偿 / 如願以償 rú​yuàn​yǐ​cháng

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  • created sense approved 求仁得仁 · qiú​rén​dé​rén · to have one's wish fulfilled — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    求仁得仁

    qiú​rén​dé​rén

    to have one's wish fulfilled

    (idiom) lit. to seek virtue and acquire it; used to describe getting exactly what one wanted or accepting the consequences of one's own choices

    求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 仁 (literal) → 仁 · rén · benevolent; humane 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 仁 (literal) → 仁 · rén · benevolent; humane

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