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種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆
简 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 · 繁 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆Mandarin · pinyin zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
Meanings
- 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.
- 種
- zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
- 瓜
- guā · melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
- 得
- dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
- 豆
- dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
- 种
- zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant
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zung3 gwaa1 dak1 gwaa1 ，zung3 dau2 dak1 dau2
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