to advance cautiously by testing each step; to make progress through trial and error, as in policy or reform

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

small stone; cobble; pebble.

(xiehouyu) stubborn and offensive; refers to someone who is both smelly and hard, like a stone in a cesspit; describes a person with a headstrong, unpleasant, and unreasonable personality

A small stone; pebble.

rock-hard breasts, often caused by postnatal milk buildup or issues with breast implants

A type of hot pot where meat and seasonings are first stir-fried in a stone pot with sesame oil before adding broth and other ingredients

The original name of the classic novel [[红楼梦|紅樓夢|hong2 lou2 meng4]]

the game of rock-paper-scissors

Literally "an egg colliding with a rock"; describes attacking someone far stronger than oneself or overrating one's own abilities.

A traditional Chinese sports apparatus consisting of a wooden pole with a stone disk at each end, used for weightlifting and strength training in martial arts.

to lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet; to hurt oneself by one's own actions or through a malicious scheme intended for others

(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

to move cautiously and improvise by trial and error