木匠戴枷，自作自受木匠戴枷，自作自受木匠戴枷，自作自受

a carpenter wearing the cangue: made it himself, suffers it himself

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who suffers the consequences of their own foolish or bad actions. Close to 'you made your bed, now lie in it'.

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Simplified: 木匠戴枷，自作自受
Pinyin: mùjiàng dài jiā, zìzuòzìshòu
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ，ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄕㄡˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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