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TOPIK 4noun

자업자득

jaeopjadeuk [자업짜득]

자업자득이 · 자업자득을 (often 자업자득이에요)

you reap what you sow; getting what you deserve

Example

공부를 안 했으니 시험에 떨어진 건 자업자득이에요.

You didn't study, so failing the test is your own doing.

Word parts

자 self업 deed자 self득 obtain

Literally 'your own deeds, your own gain'—karma comes back to you.

Good to know

Sounds blunt and judgmental; be careful saying it directly to someone.