自讨苦吃

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 自讨苦吃 – see 自討苦吃 (“to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back”). (This term is the simplified form of 自討苦吃).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.