bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

Traditional: 搬石頭砸自己的腳

搬石头砸自己的脚 (bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. 2to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

Characters in 搬石头砸自己的脚

搬bān · to move (i.e. relocate oneself)石dàn · dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters头tóu · head砸zá · to smash自zì · (bound form) self; oneself己jǐ · self的de · of; ~'s (possessive particle)脚jiǎo · foot

Related words

的of; ~'s (possessive particle)的a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的really and truly的(bound form) bull's-eye; target自己oneself; (attributive) one's own是的yes, that's right头head头suffix for nouns他妈的(taboo curse) damn it!别的else真的really; truly; indeed的确really

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