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自掘墳墓

简 自掘坟墓 · 繁 自掘墳墓
Mandarin · pinyin zì jué fén mù

Meanings

  1. to dig one's own grave
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
掘
jué · dig, excavate; excavate cave
墳
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墓
mù · grave, tomb
坟
fén · grave, mound; bulge; bulging
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4–2–2–4 · zi4 jue2 fen2 mu4

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zi6 gwat6 fan4 mou6

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  1. (idiomatic) to court self-destruction; to dig one's own grave
  2. (idiomatic) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 自, 掘 (jué), 坟墓 (fénmù).

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