自業自得

Chinese

			to feel contented; to be pleased with one's position; to come to a realization of one's own accord
trad. (自業自得)		自業	自得
simp. (自业自得)		自业	自得

Etymology

Originated as a Buddhist phrase.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìyèzìdé

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jip⁶ zi⁶ dak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìyèzìdé
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyèzìhdé
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yeh⁴-tzŭ⁴-tê²
  - Yale: dz̀-yè-dz̀-dé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyehtzyhder
  - Palladius: цзыецзыдэ (czyjeczydɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ jip⁶ zi⁶ dak¹
  - Yale: jih yihp jih dāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jip⁹ dzi⁶ dak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yib⁶ ji⁶ deg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jiːp̚² t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵/

Idiom

自業自得

reap what one sows

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (自業自得):

→ Japanese: 自業自得(じごうじとく) (jigōjitoku)
→ Korean: 자업자득(自業自得) (ja'eopjadeuk)
→ Vietnamese: tự nghiệp tự đắc (自業自得)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	業	自	得
じ Grade: 2	ごう Grade: 3	じ Grade: 2	とく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 自業自得 / 自业自得 (zìyèzìdé).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じごーじとく [jìgóó jítókú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) じごーじとく [jìgóó jíꜜtòkù] (Nakadaka – [4])^[2]
(Tokyo) じごーじとく [jíꜜgòò jìtòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɡo̞ː d͡ʑito̞kɯ̟]

Noun

自(じ)業(ごう)自(じ)得(とく) • (jigōjitoku)

(idiomatic) make one's bed and lie in it, reap what one sows, play stupid games, win stupid prizes (litt.: "your work, your reward")

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“自業自得”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
自	業	自	得

Noun

自業自得 • (ja'eopjadeuk) (hangeul 자업자득)

hanja form^? of 자업자득 (“make one's bed and lie in it, reap what one sows”)