Lingaku- to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions
- you asked for it
- to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions
- you asked for it
- to bring it on oneself (something unpleasant)
This phrase is used to indicate that someone is experiencing negative results or outcomes due to their own decisions or actions.
He stays up late studying every day, and as a result, his health is getting worse; he really brought this on himself.
This usage expresses that someone has caused their own misfortune through their actions or attitude, often implying a sense of inevitability in the consequences.
She always disrespects the teacher, and this time being punished is really her own doing.
This phrase reflects the idea that a person has unwittingly or knowingly invited negative consequences through specific behaviors or choices.
His laziness led him to fail the exam; he really brought this on himself.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zì zhǎo má fan自找麻烦to bring trouble upon oneselfzì zhǎo kǔ chī自找苦吃to seek one's own misfortunezì zhǎo自找téng疼to bring pain upon oneselfzì zhǎo自找wèn tí问题to create problems for oneselfzì zhǎo自找nán kān难堪to embarrass oneselfzì zhǎo自找fán nǎo烦恼to invite worries to oneselfzì zhǎo自找kēng坑to dig one's own grave (figuratively)zì zhǎo自找xiū rǔ羞辱to invite humiliation upon oneselfzì zhǎo má fan自找麻烦de的shì事troublesome matters created by oneself