自讨苦吃
zì​tǎo​kǔ​chī

to ask for trouble

  • created sense approved 自讨苦吃/自討苦吃 · zì​tǎo​kǔ​chī · to ask for trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to provoke 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · hardship 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to suffer

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    created sense