自討苦吃 zì tǎo kǔ chī

to ask for trouble (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to ask for trouble (idiom)
  2. 2. to make a rod for one's own back

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
討 tǎo
to demand or ask for; to provoke; to discuss or study
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)