使心用心，反害其身使心用心，反害其身使心用心，反害其身

use scheming and more scheming, and in the end harm your own self

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Warns that people who plot hard to harm others often end up harming themselves. Like 'curses come home to roost'.

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Simplified: 使心用心，反害其身
Pinyin: shǐ xīn yòngxīn, fǎn hài qí shēn
Bopomofo: ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄣㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ，ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄞˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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