搬石头砸自己的脚
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 搬石頭砸自己的腳
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- (verb, idiom) to move a stone and stub one's toe
- to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
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Related Words
一举两得(yī jǔ liǎng dé)— one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
→上进(shàng jìn)— to make progress
→拨弄(bō nòng)— to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)
→他山之石可以攻玉(tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù)— lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
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