搬起石头砸自己的脚，自作自受搬起石頭砸自己的腳，自作自受搬起石頭砸自己的腳，自作自受

lift a stone and smash your own foot: you brought it on yourself

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Trying to harm others but hurting yourself instead. Compare 'hoist with his own petard'.

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Simplified: 搬起石头砸自己的脚，自作自受
Traditional (Taiwan): 搬起石頭砸自己的腳，自作自受
Pinyin: bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo, zìzuòzìshòu
Bopomofo: ㄅㄢㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡㄗㄚˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄐㄧㄠˇ，ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄕㄡˋ

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自(zì)作(zuò)自(zì)受(shòu)reap what one has sown

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