自取灭亡 zì qǔ miè wáng

to court disaster (idiom); to dig one's own grave

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to court disaster (idiom)
  2. 2. to dig one's own grave

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
取 qǔ HSK 4
to take; to get; to choose
灭 miè HSK 6
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)
亡 wáng HSK 6
to die; deceased; to be gone