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自讨苦吃
zì​tǎo​kǔ​chī

to ask for trouble

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

自讨苦吃/ 自討苦吃 zì​tǎo​kǔ​chī to ask for trouble

(idiom) to bring trouble or pain upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

References

synonym 自找苦吃/自找苦吃 → 自讨苦吃/自討苦吃
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