ask for trouble
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ě sh ì zh ā of ē I, which means to cause trouble. It's from the popular novel of Beijing, director Zhang Zhicheng.
The origin of Idioms
Director Zhang Zhicheng, a popular novel in Beijing, said, "son, you can't do this road many times. Now you go to Duanmen to watch the light, pass by Zhang's door, and make trouble."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, object, or attribute.
Examples
I'll teach you to have a look here. That's it. Chapter 64 of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua
Chinese PinYin : rě shì zhāo fēi
ask for trouble
narrate anecdotes of the past in alluding to the present. yǐn gǔ yù jīn
The dog and the fowl do not hear. jī quǎn bù wén
save one 's country so that it may survive. jiù wáng tú cún