种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu

Definitions

1. lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
2. One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
3. You've made your bed, now must lie on it.

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Child Words of 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

to obtain

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to have to

melon

seed

to plant

bean