自讨苦吃 — “To bring trouble upon oneself”
自讨苦吃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”. To ask for trouble; to suffer the consequences of one's own actions or poor judgment. Literally, “to invite suffering oneself”.
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自讨苦吃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 自zì
- 讨tǎo
- 苦kǔ
- 吃chī
自讨苦吃 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 自讨苦吃
小明不好好学习，总是沉迷游戏，结果期末考试不及格，真是自讨苦吃。
Xiao Ming didn't study diligently and was always addicted to games. Consequently, he failed his final exams, truly bringing trouble upon himself.
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Synonyms of 自讨苦吃
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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
Questions about 自讨苦吃
- What does 自讨苦吃 mean?
- 自讨苦吃 (zì tǎo kǔ chī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
- How do you pronounce 自讨苦吃?
- 自讨苦吃 is pronounced zì tǎo kǔ chī in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 自讨苦吃 literally mean?
- Literally, 自讨苦吃 means “to invite suffering oneself”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 自讨苦吃?
- 讨：招惹。自己找苦吃。