自作自受

zì zuò zì shòu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice

What does 自作自受 mean?

自作自受 (zì zuò zì shòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 受shòuto receive · to accept

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自作自受

zì zuò zì shòu

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