自讨没趣 zì tǎo méi qù

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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