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自作自受

Mandarin · pinyin zì zuò zì shòu

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4–4–4–4 · zi4 zuo4 zi4 shou4

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zi6 zok3 zi6 sau6

Cantonese word readings for 自作自受. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) as one sows, so shall one reap; to reap what one sows; you've made your bed, now lie in it