suffering the consequences of one's doing; you ask for it
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
自己立法結果令自己受害,比喻所做嘅為自己招致惡果 to suffer the consequences of one's own doing; to bring destruction upon oneself; to walk into destruction; "you ask for it"; literally: to be executed by the law made by oneself
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to reap what one sows; to bear the consequences of one's own misdeeds
phrase, idiomatic
to make laws or rules that harm oneself in the end
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
作法自毙
作法自斃
zok3 faat3 zi6 bai6
to suffer the consequences of one's own doing; to bring destruction upon oneself; to walk into destruction; "you ask for it"; literally: to be executed by the law made by oneself