自诒伊戚 — “To bring trouble upon oneself”
自诒伊戚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”. To court disaster; to ask for trouble; self-inflicted misery. Literally, “Self-inflict this sorrow/grief”.
自诒伊戚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
自诒伊戚 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 自诒伊戚
Origin and Story of 自诒伊戚
The earliest collection of poems in China, "The Book of Songs" (Shi Jing), contains a poem describing an official who was homesick while on official business:
He was dispatched to the west in February to handle political affairs, and in that distant place, he constantly missed his family.
From the sowing season until the harvest season, he could not return home, accumulating endless worries and sorrows in his heart.
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Synonyms of 自诒伊戚
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- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
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What does 自诒伊戚 mean?
自诒伊戚 (zì yí yī qī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 自诒伊戚?
自诒伊戚 is pronounced zì yí yī qī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自诒伊戚 literally mean?
Literally, 自诒伊戚 means “Self-inflict this sorrow/grief”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
Where does 自诒伊戚 come from?
自诒伊戚 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 自诒伊戚?
自寻烦恼；自招灾殃。