- 自作自受
- zìzuòzìshòusuffer from one's own actions; stew in one's own juice* * *have only oneself to thank; lie in the bed one has madestew in one's own grease; stew in one's own juicesuffer from one's own actions* * *have only oneself to thank; lie in the bed one has made; stew in one's own grease; stew in one's own juice* * *zi4 zuo4 zi4 shou4to act for oneself and suffer the consequence, to reap what one has sown, to make your bed and lie on it* * *自作自受zì zuō zì shòureap the fruits of one's actions; As you brew, so you must drink.; As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.; be hoisted by (with) one's own petard; be threshed with one's own flail; bring it on oneself; carry what one makes; fall into a pit of one's own digging; fall into a trap set by oneself;fry in one's own grease; get into (be in) hot water; pay the fiddler; have only oneself to thank for sth.; reap the fruits of one's actions; reap the whirlwind of one's own sowing; reap what one sows; self do, self have; stew in one's own juice (grease); suffer for (on) one's own account (act); suffer on one's account; take (suffer) the consequences of one's own deeds (actions; doing):她是自作自受。 She made her bed, let her lie in it.* * *自作自受|自作自受 [zì zuò zì shòu] ► to act for oneself and suffer the consequence ► to reap what one has sown ► to make your bed and lie on it
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.