To bring trouble, sorrow, or misfortune upon oneself; to court one's own worries or difficulties.
他因为过度担忧还未发生的事情，真是自贻伊戚
He worried excessively about things that hadn't happened yet, truly bringing trouble upon himself.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
One of the earliest anthologies of Chinese poetry, 'The Book of Songs' (Shijing), contains a poem describing the story of an official who, while on official duty away from home, longed for his family.
He was dispatched westward in the second month to handle political affairs. In that distant place, his heart constantly yearned for his loved ones at home. From the sowing season until the harvest, he still couldn't return, accumulating boundless worries and sorrow in his heart.
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