土地爷挖黄连根，自找苦吃土地爺挖黃連根，自找苦吃土地爺挖黃連根，自找苦吃

the earth god digging up goldthread roots: looking for bitterness to eat

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said critically of someone who brings trouble on themselves for no reason; 'asking for it'.
Wordplay: 苦 (kǔ) is both the bitter taste of the herb and hardship or suffering.

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Simplified: 土地爷挖黄连根，自找苦吃
Traditional (Taiwan): 土地爺挖黃連根，自找苦吃
Pinyin: tǔdìyé wā huánglián gēn, zìzhǎokǔchī
Bopomofo: ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄚㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄣ，ㄗˋ ㄓㄠˇ ㄎㄨˇ ㄔ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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