自作自受

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
simp. and trad. (自作自受)		自	作	自	受

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìzuòzìshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zok³ zi⁶ sau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìzuòzìshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhzuòzìhshòu
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-tso⁴-tzŭ⁴-shou⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-dzwò-dz̀-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhtzuohtzyhshow
    • Palladius: цзыцзоцзышоу (czyczoczyšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ zok³ zi⁶ sau⁶
    • Yale: jih jok jih sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzok⁸ dzi⁶ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ zog³ ji⁶ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siː²² sɐu̯²²/

Idiom

自作自受

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

   你也有今天都是你自作自受。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Nǐ yěyǒujīntiān dōu shì nǐ zìzuòzìshòu. [Pinyin]

   You'll get what you deserve for what you've done.

Synonyms

• 活該／活该 (huógāi)
• 自食其果 (zìshíqíguǒ)
• 自取其辱 (zìqǔqírǔ)
• 咎由自取 (jiùyóuzìqǔ)
• 自作孽，不可活 (zìzuòniè, bùkěhuó)