自作自受 meaning in English
(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice
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Meaning of 自作自受
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zìzuòzìshòu
- (idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice
自作自受 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
自作自受。
It serves you right.
汤姆和玛莉是自作自受。
Tom and Mary have nobody to blame but themselves.
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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受 shòu · to receive · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 自作自受.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 接受 | jiēshòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 受到 | shòudào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punishe |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
| 难受 | nánshòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
Questions about 自作自受
What does 自作自受 mean?
自作自受 (zìzuòzìshòu) means "(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice".
How do you write 自作自受?
自作自受 is made of 4 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 作 (7 strokes), 自 (6 strokes), 受 (8 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.