揦屎上身 (laa2 si2 soeng5 san1) — to bring trouble to oneself; asking for… in Cantonese

laaˊ²揦siˊ²屎soengˏ₅上sanˉ¹身

Mandarin Pinyin: la2 shi3 shang4 shen1

Meaning of 揦屎上身

nounto bring trouble to oneself; asking for trouble | Synon.: 自己攞嚟衰; 捉蟲入屎窟 | Mand.: 自找麻煩

nounasking for trouble (spoken)

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keoiˏ₅佢jauˍ₆又naˊ²揦siˊ²屎soengˍ₆上sanˉ¹身

He always gets himself into trouble.

mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想naˊ²揦siˊ²屎soengˍ₆上sanˉ¹身

I don't want to get into trouble.

maiˉ¹咪naˊ²揦siˊ²屎soengˍ₆上sanˉ¹身laaˉ¹啦

Don't get yourself into trouble!

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心naˊ²揦siˊ²屎soengˍ₆上sanˉ¹身

Be careful not to get into trouble.

zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係naˊ²揦siˊ²屎soengˍ₆上sanˉ¹身

This is really asking for trouble.

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