自食恶果

自食恶果
shíèguǒ

lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)

    • He reaped what he had sown, and nobody sympathized with him.

  2. verb

    fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions

    • He reaped what he sowed, and no one sympathized with him.

  3. verb

    to stew in one's own juice

    • He brought misfortune upon himself and nobody sympathizes with him.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.

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