搬起石头砸自己的脚 — “To try to harm others but end up harming oneself”
搬起石头砸自己的脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to harm others but end up harming oneself”. To bring trouble upon oneself by one's own actions. Literally, “Lift a rock to drop it on one's own foot”.
搬起石头砸自己的脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- 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
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- bān搬qǐ起shí石tóu头dǎ打zì自jǐ己de的jiǎo脚hurt oneself by one's own actions
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What does 搬起石头砸自己的脚 mean?
搬起石头砸自己的脚 (bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to harm others but end up harming oneself”.
How do you pronounce 搬起石头砸自己的脚?
搬起石头砸自己的脚 is pronounced bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 搬起石头砸自己的脚 literally mean?
Literally, 搬起石头砸自己的脚 means “Lift a rock to drop it on one's own foot”. It is used to mean “to try to harm others but end up harming oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 搬起石头砸自己的脚?
比喻本来想损害别人，结果却害了自己