







头梢自领 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”. To invite trouble; to cause one's own suffering. Literally, “To pull one's own hair”.

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Open the tool →头梢自领 (tóu shāo zì lǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
头梢自领 is pronounced tóu shāo zì lǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 头梢自领 means “to pull one's own hair”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
自己扯着头发。比喻自讨苦吃,自找麻烦。