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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 自 (“self”) + 業 (“result, karma”) + 自 (“self”) + 得 (“obtain”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ja'eopjadeuk |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ja'eobjadeug |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chaŏpchadŭk |
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| Yale Romanization? | caepcatuk |
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Noun
자업자득 • (ja'eopjadeuk) (hanja 自業自得)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) making one's bed and lying in it, reaping what one sows
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