shí
guǒ

idiom
common

Meaning of 自食其果

自食其果 means to suffer the consequences of one's own bad actions; to reap what one has sown. Pronounced zì shí qí guǒ.

  • to suffer the consequences of one's own bad actions; to reap what one has sown

Definitions & Examples

zuò
è
duō
duān
 
zuì
zhōng
shí
guǒ
 

He committed many evil deeds and eventually suffered the consequences.

xiē
rǎn
huán
jìng
de
chí
zǎo
huì
shí
guǒ
 

Those factories that pollute the environment will sooner or later reap what they sow.

Piàn
zi
shè
xià
quān
tào
hài
rén
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
què
shí
guǒ
 

The swindler set a trap to harm others, but unexpectedly ended up suffering the consequences himself.

guǒ
zhè
yàng
rèn
 
chí
zǎo
huì
shí
guǒ
 

If you continue to be irresponsible like this, you will suffer the consequences sooner or later.