山木自寇 shānmùzìkòu one's worth may be one's own ruin Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 山 shān noun mountain mountain; hill; range木 mù noun tree (bound form) tree; plant life自 zì affixadverb self (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself寇 kòu to invade (literary) to invade; to plunder or harass a border area