搬起石头砸自己的脚

bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

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Definitions

1. to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
2. hoisted by one's own petard

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Child Words of 搬起石头砸自己的脚

• 起 起 qǐ: (for groups or occurrences) instance, time
• 搬 搬 bān: to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
• 的 的 de: of; ~'s (possessive particle)
• 的 的 dī: see 的士[dī shì]
• 的 的 dí: really and truly
• 的 的 dì: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
• 石头 石头 shí tou: stone
• 砸 砸 zá: to smash
• 脚 脚 jiǎo: foot
• 自 自 zì: self
• 自己 自己 zì jǐ: oneself
• 头 头 tóu: head
• 己 己 jǐ: self
• 石 石 dàn: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
• 石 石 shí: rock