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搬起石頭砸自己的腳

bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo

ㄅㄢ ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄗㄚˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Simplified 搬起石头砸自己的脚

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

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