created sense approved 山木自寇 · shānmùzìkòu · one's worth may be one's own ruin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
山木自寇
shānmùzìkòu
one's worth may be one's own ruin
Literally meaning that trees on a mountain are chopped down because their wood is useful; used to describe how a person's own talent or ability can attract trouble or lead to their downfall.
山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 木 (literal) → 木 · mù · tree 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 寇 (literal) → 寇 · kòu · to invade
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition