不等别人动手 你就已经跳进自己挖的坑里了
“Before anyone else acts, you've already fallen into the hole you dug yourself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and Li Qiansheng has jumped in. You...”
不等别人 动手 你就已经 跳进自己挖的坑 里了
“Before anyone else acts, you've already fallen into the hole you dug yourself.”
“And you still want to take over Fulaxida? In your dreams!”
“You completely ruined your own chances without anyone else needing to lift a finger.”
Modern Chinese discourse frequently uses 'digging a pit' (挖坑) to describe setting traps or creating systemic blunders that one inevitably falls victim to.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take action or strike
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe initiating a physical or strategic move against someone.
a pit/trap dug by oneself; a self-inflicted problem
A vivid colloquial metaphor for creating difficulties that end up trapping or harming oneself.
Marks an accomplished change of state, emphasizing that the self-inflicted damage is already a done deal.
