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吃不了兜着走
吃不了兜著走
chībuliǎodōuzhezǒu
1. lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
2. fig. you'll have to take the consequences

Character Breakdown

吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
了
le
clear; to finish; particle of completed action
HSK 1 2 丶
兜
dōu
pouch
HSK 6 11 丶
着
zhe
to make a move, to take action
HSK 2 11 丶
走
zǒu
to walk, to run, to flee
HSK 2 7 丶

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