引足救经
yǐn​zú​jiù​jīng

to backfire

  • created reference approved 引足救经/引足救經 → 荀子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引足救经 / 引足救經 yǐn​zú​jiù​jīng

    荀子 xún​zǐ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 引足救经/引足救經 · yǐn​zú​jiù​jīng · to backfire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引足救经 / 引足救經

    yǐn​zú​jiù​jīng

    to backfire

    Describes an action that has the opposite of the intended effect, particularly when trying to help someone or achieve a goal only to end up causing harm or failure.

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to stretch 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · foot 救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to save 经 (literal) → 经/經 · jīng · to hang oneself

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense