自讨苦吃 (自討苦吃) zì tǎo kǔ chī
zì tǎo kǔ chī
set phrase
to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '自討苦吃')
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- Scroll 1: Do not Bicker - One Day Ten Plans 卷一 不要計較 一日十計 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 5 - Doing Battle with Yourself 《人間萬事5－向自己宣戰》 — count: 1
- A Foolish Person follows a Foolish Path (Prajna) 愚人愚行(般若) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 38 - Lowering Your Head: Self Education 星雲日記38～低下頭 自我教育(1995/11/1～1995/11/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1