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Jyutping lo2 fu2 lei4 san1
Pinyin luó kǔ lí xīn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    自發​去​做​啲​唔​使​自己​做​嘅​嘢​,​到頭​嚟​自己​辛苦​咗​,​又​好​可能​係​唔​抵​、​嘥​晒​啲​時​間​嘅
    to volunteer to do unnecessary tasks, which turn out to be a waste of time or to bring suffering upon oneself
    • 因為雪糕有買一送一,搞到要排三個鐘隊去食呀?真係攞苦嚟辛呀!
      因为雪糕有买一送一,搞到要排三个钟队去食呀?真系攞苦嚟辛呀!
      jan1 wai6 syut3 gou1 jau5 maai5 jat1 sung3 jat1, gaau2 dou3 jiu3 paai4 saam1 go3 zung1 deoi2 heoi3 sik6 aa3? zan1 hai6 lo2 fu2 lai4 san1 aa3!
      Now we have to stay in the queue for three hours just for the buy-one-get-one-free ice cream? What a pain!
  2. 近義詞
    自討苦吃
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 自討苦吃 – 自讨苦吃
  2. 自找麻煩 – 自找麻烦
  3. 自找苦吃

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Jyutping lo2 fu2 lai4 san1
Pinyin luó kǔ lí xīn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    自發​去​做​啲​唔​使​自己​做​嘅​嘢​,​到頭​嚟​自己​辛苦​咗​,​又​好​可能​係​唔​抵​、​嘥​晒​啲​時​間​嘅
    to volunteer to do unnecessary tasks, which turn out to be a waste of time or to bring suffering upon oneself
    • 因為雪糕有買一送一,搞到要排三個鐘隊去食呀?真係攞苦嚟辛呀!
      因为雪糕有买一送一,搞到要排三个钟队去食呀?真系攞苦嚟辛呀!
      jan1 wai6 syut3 gou1 jau5 maai5 jat1 sung3 jat1, gaau2 dou3 jiu3 paai4 saam1 go3 zung1 deoi2 heoi3 sik6 aa3? zan1 hai6 lo2 fu2 lai4 san1 aa3!
      Now we have to stay in the queue for three hours just for the buy-one-get-one-free ice cream? What a pain!
  2. 近義詞
    自討苦吃
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back
    (syn.) 自找麻烦, 自討苦吃, 自讨苦吃, 自找麻煩

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Jyutping lo2 fu2 lei4 san1
Pinyin luō kǔ lí xīn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. asking for trouble, get some unnecessary work for themselves
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    因为雪糕有买一送一,搞到要排三个钟队去食呀?真系攞苦嚟辛呀!
    因為雪糕有買一送一,搞到要排三個鐘隊去食呀?真係攞苦嚟辛呀!
    jan1 wai6 syut3 gou1 jau5 maai5 jat1 sung3 jat1, gaau2 dou3 jiu3 paai4 saam1 go3 zung1 deoi2 heoi3 sik6 aa3? zan1 hai6 lo2 fu2 lai4 san1 aa3!
    • Now we have to stay in the queue for three hours just for the buy-one-get-one-free ice cream? What a pain!
  2. Cantonese
    明明搭地铁5分钟就到,系都要行路,你真系有自唔在,攞苦嚟辛。
    明明搭地鐵5分鐘就到,係都要行路,你真係有自唔在,攞苦嚟辛。
    ming4 ming4 daap3 dei6 tit3 ng5 fan1 zung1 zau6 dou3, hai6 dou1 jiu3 haang4 lou6, nei5 zan1 hai6 jau5 zi6 m4 zoi6, lo2 fu2 lai4 san1.
    • Obviously we can arrive at there by MTR in 5 minutes, but you still chose to walk, you really like to give up comfort and choose hardship.