搬石頭砸自己的腳 [－－头－－－－脚]

Jyutping bun1 sek6 tau4 zaap3 zi6 gei2 dik1 goek3
Pinyin bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to shoot oneself in the foot
    • 它再次表明澳方對改善中澳關係毫無誠意，勢必對雙邊關係造成進一步損害，也必將搬起石頭砸自己的腳。
      它再次表明澳方对改善中澳关系毫无诚意，势必对双边关系造成进一步损害，也必将搬起石头砸自己的脚。
      tā zài cì biǎo míng ào fāng duì gǎi shàn zhōng ào guān xì háo wú chéng yì ， shì bì duì shuāng biān guān xì zào chéng jìn yī bù sǔn hài ， yě bì jiāng bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo ．
      It further shows that the Australian government has no sincerity in improving China-Australia relations. It is bound to bring further damage to bilateral relations, and will only end up hurting itself.