搬起石頭砸自己的腳

bun1 hei2 sek6 tau4 zaap3 zi6 gei2 dik1 goek3

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  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

Written Forms

搬起石頭砸自己的腳Traditional · Main Form
搬起石头砸自己的脚Alternate Form

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