自食苦果

zìshí-kǔguǒ

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他长期作弊，最终自食苦果。

Tā chángqī zuòbì, zuìzhōng zìshí-kǔguǒ.

He cheated for a long time, and in the end he reaped what he sowed.

HSK 7-9

破坏环境的人迟早自食苦果。

Pòhuài huánjìng de rén chízǎo zìshí-kǔguǒ.

Those who destroy the environment will sooner or later pay for it.

HSK 7-9

她不听劝告，现在只能自食苦果。

Tā bù tīng quàngào, xiànzài zhǐnéng zìshí-kǔguǒ.

She wouldn't listen to advice, so now she has to live with the consequences.

usage

Variant of the more common 自食恶果. Both mean 'reap what you sow,' but 苦果 emphasizes the bitterness of the result, 恶果 emphasizes its evil nature.

自 zì

食 shí

苦 kǔ

果 guǒ