揽伤寒

Traditional (Taiwan): 攬傷寒

lǎnshānghán ㄌㄢˇ ㄕㄤ ㄏㄢˊ

    • to bring trouble on oneself needlessly

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
take on typhoid
Meaning
To bring trouble on yourself when you needn't have been involved at all.

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