搬石头砸自己的脚 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
  2. 2. to move a stone and stub one's toe

Characters

Character Meaning
to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
stone; rock; surname Shi
head; the top; end
to smash; to pound; to fail
self; oneself; from
self; oneself
(used after an attribute)
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)