cing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3請君入甕请君入瓮

Jyutpingcing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3

Yalechíng gwān yahp ung

語句

Definition

To set someone up; to lead someone into their own trap.

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How it's used

This idiom originates from a historical story about a cruel official who was tricked by his own method of torture. It is used to describe a situation where someone's own scheme backfires, causing them to suffer the consequences they intended for others. Unlike simple words for trickery, it carries a sense of poetic justice or irony.

Examples

keoi5佢soeng2想ngaak1呃jan4人，dim2點zi1知zeoi3最hau6後cing2請gwan1君jap6入ung3甕。

He tried to scam someone, but ended up falling into his own trap.

ni1呢go3個gai3計waak6劃hai6係mai6咪soeng2想cing2請gwan1君jap6入ung3甕aa4呀？

Is this plan meant to lure someone into a trap?

Common phrases

cit3設gai3計cing2請gwan1君jap6入ung3甕

to devise a trap for someone

Common mistake

Learners often use this as a general term for cheating, but it specifically requires the element of the perpetrator being caught in their own trap. It is a formal idiom, so it sounds slightly dramatic or literary in casual daily speech.