zì​shí​qí​guǒ

to reap what one has sown

  • created reference approved 自食其果 → 自作自受 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自食其果 zì​shí​qí​guǒ

    自作自受 zì​zuò​zì​shòu

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  • created reference approved 自食其果 → 自掘坟墓/自掘墳墓 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自食其果 zì​shí​qí​guǒ

    自掘坟墓 / 自掘墳墓 zì​jué​fén​mù

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  • created reference approved 自食其果 → 自取灭亡/自取滅亡 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自食其果 zì​shí​qí​guǒ

    自取灭亡 / 自取滅亡 zì​qǔ​miè​wáng

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  • created sense approved 自食其果 · zì​shí​qí​guǒ · to reap what one has sown — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自食其果

    zì​shí​qí​guǒ

    to reap what one has sown

    (idiom) to eat one's own fruit, meaning to suffer the consequences of one's own bad actions; to face the punishment for one's own mistakes

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 果 (literal) → 果 · guǒ · result

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