reap the fruits of one's actions

reap the fruits of one's actions

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ì Zu ò Z ì sh ò u, which means you should bear the bad consequences after you have done something stupid or bad. The sources are "Dunhuang bianwenji: the origin of Mulian" and "wudenghuiyuan".

The origin of Idioms

In the Song Dynasty, Shi Puji's five Lantern Festival yuan: "the monk asked Jin Shanying," who can teach you to bear 120 Jin iron flail? " Ying said, "let it be." "Dunhuang bianwenji: the origin of Mulian": your mother had no good intentions in her life. She killed all living beings and bullied Sanbao every day. It's not heaven or man to suffer.

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning and refers to the result of one's own suffering. The second chapter of Ming Shi Naian's outlaws of the Marsh: this might as well. If there is a discount, it is his own fault. Lin Mengchu, Ming Dynasty, the 18th volume of "the surprise of making a case at the first moment": "you deserve it. You have done something wrong and lost Dan." Chapter 51 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: he has to play tricks on others even if he doesn't care about it. When his son is ill tomorrow, he will suffer for himself. He has to play tricks on people, not to mention taking care of them. When tomorrow is ill, call him. (Chapter 51 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty)

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: to blame others, lantern riddle: to suffer by oneself. Answer: contribution fee [allegorical sayings]: beating the drum on the back - self inflicted; horizontal drape in Daxing County - self inflicted; carpenter wearing flail - self inflicted.