狗咬石匠，找着挨榔头狗咬石匠，找著挨榔頭狗咬石匠，找着挨榔頭

a dog bites a stonemason: it asks to be hit by the hammer

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who brings trouble on themselves. 'You asked for it.'

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Simplified: 狗咬石匠，找着挨榔头
Traditional (Taiwan): 狗咬石匠，找著挨榔頭
Traditional (Hong Kong): 狗咬石匠，找着挨榔頭
Pinyin: gǒu yǎo shíjiàng, zhǎozháo ái lángtou
Pinyin (Taiwan): gǒu yǎo shíjiàng, zhǎozháo āi lángtou
Bopomofo: ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ，ㄓㄠˇ ㄓㄠˊ ㄞㄌㄤˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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