種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆 zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu

One must live with the consequences of one's actions.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  2. 2. lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  3. 3. You've made your bed, now must lie on it.

Characters

Character Meaning
kind; type; species
melon; gourd; squash
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
melon; gourd; squash
kind; type; species
bean; pea; variant of dòu
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
bean; pea; variant of dòu