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自食惡果

简 自食恶果 · 繁 自食惡果
Mandarin · pinyin zì shí è guǒ

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
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
食
shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
惡
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果
guǒ · fruit; result
恶
è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
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4–2–4–3 · zi4 shi2 e4 guo3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 sik6 ok3 gwo2

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zi6 sik6 ok3 gwo2

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自食惡果 · zi4 shi2 e4 guo3
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Exact source record自食惡果 自食恶果 [zi4 shi2 e4 guo3] /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/