自食苦果
zì​shí​kǔ​guǒ

to suffer the consequences of one's own actions

  • created sense approved 自食苦果 · zì​shí​kǔ​guǒ · to suffer the consequences of one's own actions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自食苦果

    zì​shí​kǔ​guǒ

    to suffer the consequences of one's own actions

    to face the unpleasant results of one's own behavior; literally "to eat one's own bitter fruit"

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat 苦果 (literal) → 苦果 · kǔ​guǒ · painful result

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