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自作自受

zì zuò zì shòu
You made your bed, now lie in it.

Self-do, self-receive.

This saying means that you must bear the consequences of you...

This saying means that you must bear the consequences of your own actions, especially negative ones. It is often said with a tone of 'I told you so' or as a lesson in accountability.

This reflects the Chinese belief in personal responsibility and the karmic-like principle that actions have consequences.

Someone might say this when a friend who ignored warnings now faces a problem, or when a person who cheated gets caught and suffers the fallout.

Chinese people use this saying to reinforce the value of personal accountability and to discourage blaming others, signaling that maturity means accepting the results of one's choices.

#karma #honesty #human-nature

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