吃不了兜着走

Traditional form:

吃不了兜著走

Pinyin (reading):

chībuliǎodōuzhezǒu

Definitions:

• lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
• fig. you'll have to take the consequences

Characters:

• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 兜 - pouch
• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee

Traditional characters:

• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
• 兜 - pouch
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee