搬起石頭砸自己的腳 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
  2. hoisted by one's own petard

CHARACTERS

搬 bān
HSK 3
transfer, move, remove, shift
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
石 shí
HSK 5
stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
頭 tou head; top; chief, first; boss
砸 zá
HSK 6
smash, crush, break; pound, mash
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
腳 jiǎo foot; base, leg, foundation