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自找苦吃

zì zhǎo kǔ chī

4-character word

What 自找苦吃 means

1. to bring trouble on oneself

The characters in 自找苦吃

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to call on sb
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy

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