Correct
自讨苦吃
/ zì tǎo kǔ chī /
Strokes
Definition
to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
Example
Definition
ask for/invite trouble; bring trouble upon oneself; be eager to undertake hard or unpleasant tasks; be a glutton for punishment
1
Zuówǎn
昨晚
wǒ
我
jiǔ
酒
hē
喝
de
得
tài
太
duō
多
,
xiànzài
现在
tóuténg
头疼
de
得
lìhai
厉害
,
zhēnshi
真是
zìtǎokǔchī
自讨苦吃
!
I'm paying the penalty for drinking too much last night; I've got a dreadful headache!
2
Zhè
这
shì
是
nǐ
你
zìtǎokǔchī
自讨苦吃
,
yuànbude
怨不得
biéren
别人
。
Nobody is to blame for the trouble; you are asking for it.