自找苦吃

自
找
苦
吃
to bring trouble on oneself

Characters and words in 自找苦吃

自
zì = z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
自 = 丶 + 目 : Mnemonic symbol: a hand mirror, which someone uses to look at themselves.

The Eye of Providence (目) is looking at itself (自) in a handheld mirror (自) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). It think it's indeed looking very good, since Zorro (z) attached a petal (丶) to its eye (目).
自
找
to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
找
zhǎo = zh + ao3
to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change
找 = 戈 + 扌 : James II of England (zh) is looking for (找) his keys in the aorta's living room (ao3). He uses a toy claw (扌) to lift up a spear (戈) and see if the keys are under there.
苦
kǔ = ku + Ø3
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly
苦 = 艹 + 古 : Karl Koala decided to repent for his sins and retreated into a cloister inside the space station. There he leads a very simple life full of hardship, e.g. he gave up on eucalyptus and just eats very bitter artificial lawn.
吃
chi̅ = ch + Ø1
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])
吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.
吃
喫
chi̅ = ch + Ø1
variant of 吃[chi1]
吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.

Words with 自找苦吃

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Sentences with 自找苦吃

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