自食恶果
zì shí è guǒ
Pinyin

Definition

自食恶果
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zì shí è guǒ
  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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
如果
rú guǒ
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 in case
  3. 3 in the event that
结果
jiē guǒ
  1. 1 to bear fruit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
因果
yīn guǒ
  1. 1 karma
  2. 2 cause and effect
坚果
jiān guǒ
  1. 1 nut
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
后果
hòu guǒ
  1. 1 consequences
  2. 2 aftermath
成果
chéng guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 achievement
  3. 3 gain
  4. 4 profit
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
效果
xiào guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 efficacy
  4. 4 (theater) sound or visual effects
暴食
bào shí
  1. 1 to eat too much
  2. 2 to binge
果
guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 result
  3. 3 resolute
  4. 4 indeed
  5. 5 if really
果冻
guǒ dòng
  1. 1 gelatin dessert
果子
guǒ zi
  1. 1 fruit
果实
guǒ shí
  1. 1 fruit (produced by a plant)
  2. 2 (fig.) fruits (of success etc)
  3. 3 results
  4. 4 gains
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
  1. 1 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions

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