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自讨苦吃

zìtǎokǔchī

Traditional: 自討苦吃

to ask for trouble (idiom) / to make a rod for one's own back

Character Breakdown

自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3
讨
tǎo
to haggle, to discuss; to demand, to ask for
HSK 4
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4
吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1

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