"cut your nose off to spite your face" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
如果你搬起石頭砸自己的腳，就是本來想傷害別人，結果反而讓自己受更大傷害。多用於因一時生氣或自尊而做出對自己不利決定的情況。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是一種比喻說法，常用來提醒別人不要因一時負面情緒而傷害自己。較口語化，多用於勸告，不適合正式場合。
Examples
If you refuse help just because you're angry, you might cut your nose off to spite your face.
如果你只是因為生氣就拒絕幫助，可能會**搬起石頭砸自己的腳**。
He cut his nose off to spite his face by quitting his job before finding a new one.
他在找到新工作前就辭職，真是**搬起石頭砸自己的腳**。
Don’t cut your nose off to spite your face just because you’re upset.
別因為難過就**搬起石頭砸自己的腳**。
She stopped talking to her friends after an argument, but it just felt like she was cutting her nose off to spite her face.
吵架後她不再理朋友，其實她只是**搬起石頭砸自己的腳**。
You might think you’re punishing them, but if you boycott the event, you’re just cutting your nose off to spite your face.
你可能覺得在懲罰他們，但如果抵制活動，其實只是在**搬起石頭砸自己的腳**。
Quitting the team over a small disagreement is just cutting your nose off to spite your face.
因為小爭執就退出團隊，就是在**搬起石頭砸自己的腳**。