- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
He reaped what he sowed, and nobody sympathized with him.
to reap what one has sown
He brought it upon himself, and nobody sympathizes with him.
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
He reaped what he sowed, and nobody sympathized with him.
to reap what one has sown
He brought it upon himself, and nobody sympathizes with him.
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
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