tự chiêu kỳ họa
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Summoning one's own calamity — disaster by personal invitation.
Literally: self-invite one's misfortune
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tự chiêu kỳ họa” mean?
Summoning one's own calamity — disaster by personal invitation. Literally: self-invite one's misfortune
Is “tự chiêu kỳ họa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.