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

hoisted by one's own petard

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
搬 bān HSK 3
to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
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)