bān​qǐ​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet

搬起石头砸自己的脚 搬起石頭砸自己的腳 bān​qǐ​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo
lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet
to hurt oneself by one's own actions or when trying to harm others; to be hoisted by one's own petard; to shoot oneself in the foot

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