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自讨苦吃

zì tǎo kǔ chī

4-character word Traditional 自討苦吃

What 自讨苦吃 means

1. idiomto ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back

The characters in 自讨苦吃

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 讨tǎoto invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy

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