成语 > 山木自寇
目录
山木自寇 Wood from the Cole Mountain
拼音: shān mù zì kòu

解释: 山上的树木,因长成有用之材,而被人砍伐。比喻因有用而不免于祸。

资料来源: 《庄子·人世间》山木自寇也,膏火自煎也。”

英文解释
  1. n.:  (literally) The trees in the mountains are felled because timber is useful.-- One's ability may be his own ruin