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自找苦吃
zì​zhǎo​kǔ​chī

to bring trouble on oneself

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 自找 zì​zhǎo nounverb
    to bring upon oneself
    to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; to bring something unpleasant on oneself; to ask for it
  2. 苦 kǔ noun
    hardship
    suffering; pain; a difficult or miserable situation or circumstance
  3. 吃 chī verb
    to suffer
    to suffer; to incur; to bear a burden or experience a negative state like a shock or defeat