자업자득

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自 (“self”) + 業 (“result, karma”) + 自 (“self”) + 得 (“obtain”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠ʌ̹p̚t͡ɕ͈a̠dɯk̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[자업짜득]
Revised Romanization? ja-eopjadeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ja-eobjadeug
McCune–Reischauer? chaŏpchadŭk
Yale Romanization? caepqcatuk

Noun

자업자득 • (ja-eopjadeuk) (hanja 自業自得)

  1. (idiomatic) making one's bed and lying in it, reaping what one sows

Derived terms
  • 자업자득하다 (ja-eopjadeukhada)
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