自食恶果 zì shí è guǒ

lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions
  3. 3. to stew in one's own juice

Characters

Character Meaning
self; oneself; from
to eat; food; animal feed
evil; vicious; fierce
fruit; result; indeed