| 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 |
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu |
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it. |
| 种 |
zhǒng |
seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 种 |
zhòng |
to plant / to grow / to cultivate |
| 瓜 |
guā |
melon; gourd; squash / (slang) a piece of gossip |
| 得 |
dé |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished |
| 得 |
de |
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 |
děi |
to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
| 瓜 |
guā |
melon; gourd; squash / (slang) a piece of gossip |
| 种 |
zhǒng |
seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 种 |
zhòng |
to plant / to grow / to cultivate |
| 豆 |
dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (variant of 豆) |
| 豆 |
dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆,粒) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl |
| 得 |
dé |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished |
| 得 |
de |
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 |
děi |
to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
| 豆 |
dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (variant of 豆) |
| 豆 |
dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆,粒) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl |