作法自斃 (zok3 faat3 zi6 bai6) — get caught in one's own trap; fry in one's own grease; chickens come home to roost; come back to bite one in the ass in Cantonese
zok˗₃作faat˗₃法ziˍ₆自baiˍ₆斃简 作法自毙
Mandarin Pinyin: zuo4 fa3 zi4 bi4
Meaning of 作法自斃
nounget caught in one's own trap; fry in one's own grease; chickens come home to roost; come back to bite one in the ass
noun作繭自縛, 自作自受
nounmake a law only to fall foul of it oneself
nounsuffering the consequences of one's doing; you ask for it