搬石頭砸自己的腳 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

搬 bān transfer, move, remove, shift
石 shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
頭 tou head; top; chief, first; boss
砸 zá smash, crush, break; pound, mash
自 zì self, private, personal; from
己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix
腳 jiǎo foot; base, leg, foundation