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cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Chinese

cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Chinese is 搬起石头砸自己的脚.

cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Chinese

搬起石头砸自己的脚
verb
Pronounced: bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
(idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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What is "cut off one's nose to spite one's face" in Chinese?

"cut off one's nose to spite one's face" in Chinese is 搬起石头砸自己的脚.

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"cut off one's nose to spite one's face" in Chinese is 搬起石头砸自己的脚, pronounced "bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo".

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