作法自斃

Chinese

		method; way of doing things; technique of writing	to bring destruction upon oneself; to walk into destruction
trad. (作法自斃)		作法	自斃
simp. (作法自毙)		作法	自毙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zuòfǎzìbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄗˋ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ faat³ zi⁶ bai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zuòfǎzìbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄗˋ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zuòfǎzìhbì
    • Wade–Giles: Tso⁴-fa³-tzŭ⁴-pi⁴
    • Yale: Dzwò-fǎ-dz̀-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzuohfaatzyhbih
    • Palladius: Цзофацзыби (Czofaczybi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ faat³ zi⁶ bai⁶
    • Yale: jok faat jih baih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ faat⁸ dzi⁶ bai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ fad³ ji⁶ bei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ faːt̚³ t͡siː²² pɐi̯²²/

Idiom

作法自斃

1. to make laws or rules that harm oneself in the end
2. to reap what one sows; to bear the consequences of one's own misdeeds