搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

搬石头砸自己的脚
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bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

的
de
  1. 1 of
  2. 2 ~'s (possessive particle)
  3. 3 (used after an attribute)
  4. 4 (used to form a nominal expression)
  5. 5 (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
有的
yǒu de
  1. 1 (there are) some (who are...)
  2. 2 some (exist)
独自
dú zì
  1. 1 alone
的确
dí què
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 indeed
的话
de huà
  1. 1 if (coming after a conditional clause)
目的
mù dì
  1. 1 purpose
  2. 2 aim
  3. 3 goal
  4. 4 target
  5. 5 objective
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
砸
zá
  1. 1 to smash
  2. 2 to pound
  3. 3 to fail
  4. 4 to muck up
  5. 5 to bungle
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自信
zì xìn
  1. 1 to have confidence in oneself
  2. 2 self-confidence
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
自从
zì cóng
  1. 1 since (a time)
  2. 2 ever since
自恋
zì liàn
  1. 1 narcissism
自我
zì wǒ
  1. 1 self-
  2. 2 ego (psychology)
自然
zì rán
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 natural
  3. 3 naturally
自由
zì yóu
  1. 1 freedom
  2. 2 free
  3. 3 liberty
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
自私
zì sī
  1. 1 selfish
  2. 2 selfishness

Idioms (20)

一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

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