捉蟲入屎忽 [－虫－－－]

Jyutping zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1
Pinyin zhuō chóng rù shǐ hū

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. verb; literally: put the bug into the ass, it means ask for trouble; make trouble for oneself, mess up at the end
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    同​自己​揾​麻煩​；​令​自己​身陷​險境
    to make trouble for oneself; to shoot yourself in the foot, to cause unnecessary difficulties for oneself; literally: to grab worm and put it up one's arse
    • 我一早叫你唔好插手㗎啦，咪盞捉蟲入屎忽！
      我一早叫你唔好插手㗎啦，咪盏捉虫入屎忽！
      ngo5 jat1 zou2 giu3 nei5 m4 hou2 caap3 sau2 gaa3 laa1, mai6 zaan2 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1!
      I had told you not to meddle with my affairs. You are just shooting yourself in the foot.
  2. 近義詞
    捉蛇入屎忽、捉蟲
  3. 參看
    捉蟲入屎窟
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我一早叫你唔好插手㗎啦，咪盏捉虫入屎忽！
    我一早叫你唔好插手㗎啦，咪盞捉蟲入屎忽！
    ngo5 jat1 zou2 giu3 nei5 m4 hou2 caap3 sau2 gaa3 laa1, mai6 zaan2 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1!
    • I had told you not to meddle with my affairs. You are just shooting yourself in the foot.