搬石头砸自己的脚
bān​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

to shoot oneself in the foot

  • created reference approved 搬石头砸自己的脚/搬石頭砸自己的腳 → 搬石头打自己的脚/搬石頭打自己的腳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搬石头砸自己的脚 / 搬石頭砸自己的腳 bān​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

    搬石头打自己的脚 / 搬石頭打自己的腳 bān​shí​tou​dǎ​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 搬石头砸自己的脚/搬石頭砸自己的腳 · bān​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo · to shoot oneself in the foot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搬石头砸自己的脚 / 搬石頭砸自己的腳

    bān​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

    to shoot oneself in the foot

    (idiom) to move a stone only to drop it on one's own foot; to bring trouble upon oneself or suffer from one's own actions

    搬 (literal) → 搬 · bān · to move 石头 (literal) → 石头/石頭 · shí​tou · stone 砸 (literal) → 砸 · zá · to smash 自己 (literal) → 自己 · zì​jǐ · one's own 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

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