自遗伊戚 — “To bring trouble or sorrow upon oneself”
自遗伊戚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or sorrow upon oneself”. To create one's own difficulties. Literally, “self-inflicted sorrow”.
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自遗伊戚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
自遗伊戚 Character Breakdown
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他总是喜欢钻牛角尖，结果常常自遗伊戚。
He always likes to overthink minor details, often bringing trouble upon himself as a result.
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Synonyms of 自遗伊戚
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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 自遗伊戚
What does 自遗伊戚 mean?
自遗伊戚 (zì yí yī qī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or sorrow upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 自遗伊戚?
自遗伊戚 is pronounced zì yí yī qī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自遗伊戚 literally mean?
Literally, 自遗伊戚 means “self-inflicted sorrow”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble or sorrow upon oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自遗伊戚?
伊：是，此；戚：忧患。比喻自寻烦恼，自招灾祸