自討沒趣 zì tǎo méi qù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to invite a snub
  2. to court a rebuff

CHARACTERS

自 zì self, private, personal; from
討 tǎo to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
沒 méi not, have not, none; to drown, sink
趣 qù what attracts one's attention