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冇自唔在，攞苦嚟辛 (mou5 zi6 m4 zoi6, lo2 fu2 lei4 san1) — to make a rod for one's own back [colloquial] in Cantonese

mouˏ₅冇ziˍ₆自mˎ₄唔zoi6,在，loˊ²攞fuˊ²苦leiˎ₄嚟sanˉ¹辛
Mandarin Pinyin: mao3 zi4 wu2 zai4, luo1 ku3 li2 xin1

Meaning of 冇自唔在，攞苦嚟辛

nounto make a rod for one's own back [colloquial]
idiomTo ask for trouble; to go out of one's way to suffer.

Characters in 冇自唔在，攞苦嚟辛

冇mou5
don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no
自zi6
natural; naturally; a Chinese family name
唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
在zoi6
be alive; living; be present; exist
攞lo2
ask for
苦fu2
suffer from; cause sb to suffer
嚟lai4
come; arrive
辛san1
pungent; hot (in flavour); acrid

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