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自讨苦吃
自討苦吃
zìtǎokǔchī
1. to ask for trouble (idiom)
2. to make a rod for one's own back

Character Breakdown

自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3 6 丶
讨
tǎo
to haggle, to discuss; to demand, to ask for
HSK 4 5 丶
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4 8 丶
吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶

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