搬起石头打自己的脚 — “Lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet”
搬起石头打自己的脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hurt oneself by one's own actions, especially when intending to harm others; to bring trouble upon oneself”. Literally, “lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet”.
搬起石头打自己的脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 搬
- bān搬kǒu口nòng弄chún唇gossip and sow discord
- bān搬kǒu口nòng弄shé舌sow discord and gossip
- bān搬chún唇nòng弄shé舌spread rumors and gossip to sow discord
- bān搬chún唇dì递shé舌sow discord with malicious gossip
- bān搬nòng弄shì是fēi非sow discord with rumors
- bān搬jīn斤bō播liǎng两haggle over every ounce
- bān搬shí石zá砸jiǎo脚harming others backfires on oneself
- bān搬qǐ起shí石tou头zá砸zì自jǐ己de的jiǎo脚harm oneself by one's own actions
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What does 搬起石头打自己的脚 mean?
搬起石头打自己的脚 (bān qǐ shí tóu dǎ zì jǐ de jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hurt oneself by one's own actions, especially when intending to harm others; to bring trouble upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 搬起石头打自己的脚?
搬起石头打自己的脚 is pronounced bān qǐ shí tóu dǎ zì jǐ de jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 搬起石头打自己的脚 literally mean?
Literally, 搬起石头打自己的脚 means “lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet”. It is used to mean “to hurt oneself by one's own actions, especially when intending to harm others; to bring trouble upon oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 搬起石头打自己的脚?
搬：移动。比喻本来想害别人，结果害了自己。自食其果。