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自讨没趣

zì tǎo méi qùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to invite a snub / to court a rebuff
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-09ad78762d4da162. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

自討沒趣 自讨没趣 [zi4 tao3 mei2 qu4] /to invite a snub/to court a rebuff/

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Other forms in these source records: 自討沒趣

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 讨
    tǎo

    to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study

  • 没
    méi

    (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not

    mò

    drowned / to end / to die / to inundate

  • 趣
    qù

    interesting / to interest

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.