自食其果

zìshí-qíguǒ

idiom #17,650

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他欺骗了那么多人，现在是自食其果。

Tā qīpiàn le nàme duō rén, xiànzài shì zìshí-qíguǒ.

He deceived so many people, now he's reaping what he sowed.

HSK 7-9

不听劝告的人终究会自食其果。

Bù tīng quàngào de rén zhōngjiū huì zìshí-qíguǒ.

People who don't listen to advice will eventually suffer the consequences.

memory

自 (self) + 食 (eat) + 其 (one's own) + 果 (fruit) - literally 'to eat one's own fruit.' The bitter fruit you planted is now yours to eat.

自 zì

食 shí

其 qí

果 guǒ