作茧自缚

Traditional: 作繭自縛

zuò jiǎn zì fù

Dictionary entry

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

What does 作茧自缚 mean?

作茧自缚 (zuò jiǎn zì fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

2hoist by his own petard

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作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 茧jiǎn(bound form) cocoon · (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 缚fùto bind · to tie

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作茧自缚

zuò jiǎn zì fù

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