搬石頭砸自己的腳 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
搬 bān HSK 3
to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
頭 tou
head; the top; end
砸 zá HSK 6
to smash; to pound; to fail
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
腳 jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)