是他自己亲手种下的恶果
“He brought this upon himself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但伍思坪的死 的确是天道轮回
“But Wu Siping's death was his own retribution.”
是他 自己 亲手 种下的恶果
“He brought this upon himself.”
伍思坪离开西京之前 圣上旧疾复发 苦不堪言
“Before Wu Siping left the Western Capital, His Majesty suffered from a relapse of his old illness.”
“He brought this entirely on himself, so no one should pity him.”
Rooted in Buddhist philosophy, Chinese culture heavily invokes cause and effect ('planting melons yields melons') to rationalize catastrophic downfalls.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with one's own hands / personally
Used before verbs to emphasize that someone did an act themselves without relying on others.
to reap the whirlwind / to sow bad seeds that yield evil results
A common idiomatic metaphor derived from Buddhist karmic concepts, describing actions that lead to disaster.
Serves as a nominalizer/modifier linking the action to the noun 'evil fruit'.
