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自讨苦吃 (自討苦吃)

zì tǎo kǔ chī

Definition

  1. to ask for trouble (idiom)
  2. to shoot oneself in the foot
  3. to ask for it
  4. to bring trouble upon oneself
  5. to make a rod for one's own back

Character Decomposition

自
=
目
+
？
讨
=
讠
+
寸
苦
=
艹
+
古
吃
=
口
+
乞

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