搬石头砸自己的脚

Traditional form:

搬石頭砸自己的腳

Pinyin (reading):

bānshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 搬 - to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 砸 - to smash, to pound, to crush, to break
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 脚 - leg, foot; foundation, base

Traditional characters:

• 搬 - to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 砸 - to smash, to pound, to crush, to break
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
• 腳 - leg, foot; foundation, base