自贻伊戚 — “To bring trouble, sorrow, or misfortune upon oneself”
自贻伊戚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble, sorrow, or misfortune upon oneself”. To court one's own worries or difficulties. Literally, “To bring upon oneself this sorrow”.
自贻伊戚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
自贻伊戚 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 自贻伊戚
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.
Idioms Related to 自贻伊戚
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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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Open the tool →Questions about 自贻伊戚
What does 自贻伊戚 mean?
自贻伊戚 (zì yí yī qī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble, sorrow, or misfortune upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 自贻伊戚?
自贻伊戚 is pronounced zì yí yī qī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自贻伊戚 literally mean?
Literally, 自贻伊戚 means “to bring upon oneself this sorrow”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble, sorrow, or misfortune upon oneself”.
Where does 自贻伊戚 come from?
自贻伊戚 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 自贻伊戚?
贻：遗留；伊：此；戚：忧愁，悲哀。比喻自寻烦恼，自招忧患。