粵

捉zuk3蟲cung4

simp捉虫
zuk3 cung4zuk1 cung4zhuō chóng

English

  1. catching bugs; it means someone who does something not worthwhile and gets himself
  2. herself in trouble
  3. to make trouble for oneself; to shoot yourself in the foot, to get into unnecessary difficulties for oneself; to stew in one's own juice ; literally: to catch bugs (into one's arse)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 自找麻煩,見捉蟲入屎窟

Examples

  • 唉!早知唔幫佢手啦,搞到自己啲功課都未做完,今次捉蟲喇。

    Sigh! I shouldn't have spent all my time helping him, which led to my homework being unfinished. I really shot myself in the foot this time.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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