拿苦來辛

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Chinese

to hold; to seize; to catch
to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take
 
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
to come 8th heavenly stem; tired
trad. (拿苦來辛)
simp. (拿苦来辛)

Etymology

Calque of Cantonese 攞苦嚟辛 / 𫽋苦嚟辛.

Pronunciation


Idiom

拿苦來辛

  1. (Hong Kong) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back