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Mandarin · pinyin zì zhǎo

to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions
you asked for it
to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
找: zhǎo · search, seek, look for; find

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4–3 · zi4 zhao3

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verb

to seek (something) on one's own
to bring (trouble, etc.) on oneself; to suffer from (one's own actions)

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