搬起石头砸自己的脚

Traditional form:

搬起石頭砸自己的腳

Pinyin (reading):

bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 搬 - to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 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
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 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