自食其果

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	fruit; result
trad. (自食其果)		自	食	其	果
simp. #(自食其果)		自	食	其	果

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìshíqíguǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ sik⁶ kei⁴ gwo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìshíqíguǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhshíhcíguǒ
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-shih²-chʻi²-kuo³
    • Yale: dz̀-shŕ-chí-gwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshyrchyiguoo
    • Palladius: цзышициго (czyšicigo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ sik⁶ kei⁴ gwo²
    • Yale: jih sihk kèih gwó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ sik⁹ kei⁴ gwo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ xig⁶ kéi⁴ guo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sɪk̚² kʰei̯²¹ kʷɔː³⁵/

Verb

自食其果

1. to bear the consequences of one's own misdeeds; to reap what one sows

Synonyms

• 自作自受 (zìzuòzìshòu)
• 咎由自取 (jiùyóuzìqǔ)