Read Edit View history 自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī ask for trouble Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents created sense approved 自讨苦吃/自討苦吃 · zìtǎokǔchī · ask for trouble 2026/03/04 自讨苦吃 / 自討苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī ask for trouble (idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back 你明知道他正在生气，还要去惹他，真是自讨苦吃。 expression created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM