petard :: ZWBit Chinese Character and PinYin Dictionary

ZWBit汉字-拼音字典

Pinyin Simplified Chinese	English	Traditional Chinese
yǐzǐzhīmáo,gōngzǐzhīdùn 以子之矛，攻子之盾^字	lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子\|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner; fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices; hoist with his own petard;	以子之矛，攻子之盾^字
zuòjiǎnzìfù 作茧自缚^字	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard;	作繭自縛^字
tǔsīzìfù 吐丝自缚^字	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with his own petard;	吐絲自縛^字
bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo 搬起石头砸自己的脚^字	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;	搬起石頭砸自己的腳^字
zàojiǎnzìfù 造茧自缚^字	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with his own petard;	造繭自縛^字