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吃不了兜著走
简 吃不了兜着走 · 繁 吃不了兜著走Mandarin · pinyin chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
Meanings
- lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
- fig. you'll have to take the consequences
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1–5–3–1–5–3 · chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3
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hek3 bat1 liu5 dau1 zoek6 zau2
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phrase
- (figurative, colloquial) to find oneself in serious trouble; to bear all the consequences
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