bitter fruit of failure; disastrous outcome
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
bitter fruit of failure; disastrous outcome of defeat
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts to describe the negative consequences of failure, defeat, or poor decisions. Carries a metaphorical sense of reaping what one has sown.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
bài败
guǒ果
ràng让
quán全
guó国
rén人
mín民
tòng痛
xīn心
bù不
yǐ已
。
The disastrous outcome of this war caused deep grief among the entire nation.
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jí及
shí时
gǎi改
gé革
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
zì自
shí食
bài败
guǒ果
。
If we do not reform in time, we will have to suffer the bitter consequences of our own actions.
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Lì历
shǐ史
de的
bài败
guǒ果
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
men们
，
ào傲
màn慢
bì必
rán然
dǎo导
zhì致
miè灭
wáng亡
。
The bitter fruits of history tell us that arrogance inevitably leads to destruction.
Tā他
yī一
shǒu手
zào造
chéng成
de的
bài败
guǒ果
，
rú如
jīn今
zhǐ只
néng能
dú独
zì自
chéng承
dān担
。
The disastrous results caused by his own hands must now be borne alone by him.