to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard
trad. 作繭自縛
Also written 作繭自縛【zuò jiǎn zì fù】
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4作
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(bound form) worker, (bound form) workshop, (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
- Pinyin
- zuō
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1866 of 2500
茧
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(bound form) cocoon, (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])
- Pinyin
- jiǎn
- Traditional
- 繭
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 26066 of 2500
自
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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1586 of 2500
缚
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to bind, to tie, Taiwan pr. [fu2]
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 縛
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 39060 of 2500