- 多行不义必自毙 duōxíngbùyìbìzìbì persisting in evil leads to self-destructionDoing many wicked things will inevitably lead to one's own ruin; those who are unjust are doomed to destruction.
- 作法自毙 zuòfǎzìbì to be the victim of one's own schemeto suffer the consequences of one's own laws or actions; to get caught in one's own trap
- 为法自毙 wéifǎzìbì hoist with one's own petardto be the victim of one's own scheme; to be caught in a trap of one's own making