自食惡果

zi6 sik6 ok3 gwo2

lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom) · fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions · to stew in one's own juice

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)
  2. fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions
  3. to stew in one's own juice

Written Forms

自食惡果Traditional · Main Form
自食恶果Alternate Form

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