自取其禍

自取其祸
zìqǔqíhuò

to bring disaster upon oneself

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 自取 zìqǔ
  1. to help oneself to (food)
  2. to invite (trouble)
  3. to court (disaster)
=2 其 qí
  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their
  5. that
  6. such
  7. it (refers to sth preceding it)
=2 其 jī
  1. (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  2. (obsolete) Used in personal names.
  3. Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  4. Used in personal names.
=2 其 jì
  1. (archaic) only used in 彼其
  2. only used in 彼其
3 禍 huò
  1. disaster
  2. misfortune
  3. calamity