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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

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.

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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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