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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
jiǔ
de
tài
duō
  
,
xiànzài
现在
tóuténg
头疼
de
hai
厉害
  
,
zhēnshi
真是
tǎochī
自讨苦吃
  
!

I'm paying the penalty for drinking too much last night; I've got a dreadful headache!

2
Zhè
shì
tǎochī
自讨苦吃
  
,
yuànbude
怨不得
biéren
别人
  

Nobody is to blame for the trouble; you are asking for it.