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自掘墳墓
zi6 gwat6 fan4 mou6 |
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to dig your own grave In the idiomatic sense, as in 'to create trouble for oneself'.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:自 zi6 - self; private; personal掘 gwat6 - dig; excavate 墳 fan4 - grave, tomb 墓 mou6 - grave; tomb |
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