zì tǎo kǔ chī

Traditional: 自討苦吃

自讨苦吃 (zì tǎo kǔ chī) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 自讨苦吃

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself讨tǎo · to invite苦kǔ · bitter吃chī · to eat; to consume

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own吃to eat; to consume吃variant of 吃[chi1]讨厌to dislike来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty自(bound form) self; oneself痛苦pain自杀to kill oneself讨论to discuss; to talk over自从since (a time)自然nature

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