자업자득

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)