自讨苦吃

Traditional: 自討苦吃

zì tǎo kǔ chī

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back

What does 自讨苦吃 mean?

自讨苦吃 (zì tǎo kǔ chī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 讨tǎoto invite · to provoke 苦kǔbitter · hardship 吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

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