自討苦吃
Chinese
- from; self; oneself; sinceask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marrybitter; intensely; miserable; painfuleat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
trad. (自討苦吃) 自 討 苦 吃 simp. (自讨苦吃) 自 讨 苦 吃
Pronunciation
Idiom
自討苦吃
- to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 攞苦嚟辛/𫽋苦嚟辛
- (Min Nan) 討皮疼/讨皮疼