種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆

zung3 gwaa1 dak1 gwaa1 ，zung3 dau2 dak1 dau2

lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. · One must live with the consequences of one's actions. · You've made your bed, now must lie on it.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. You've made your bed, now must lie on it.

Written Forms

種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆Traditional · Main Form
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆Alternate Form

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