搬砖砸脚 in English ban1 zhuan1 za2 jiao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hurt oneself by one's own doing
  • to boomerang
  • to shoot oneself in the foot (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

搬 砖 砸 脚

Traditional Characters

搬 磚 砸 腳

Pinyin

ban1 zhuan1 za2 jiao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

搬ban1to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 砖zhuan1variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1] 砸za2to smash 脚jiao3foot