造繭自縛 — zao4 jian3 zi4 fu4 — Chinese Dictionary

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zao⁴ jian³ zi⁴ fu⁴

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist with his own petard

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1

zao⁴

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist with his own petard

2

jian³

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist with his own petard

3

zi⁴

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist with his own petard

4

fu⁴

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist with his own petard