吐丝自缚

Traditional: 吐絲自縛

tǔ sī zì fù

Dictionary entry

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

What does 吐丝自缚 mean?

吐丝自缚 (tǔ sī zì fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2hoist with his own petard

Character breakdown

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吐tǔto spit · to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)丝sīsilk · thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 缚fùto bind · to tie

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吐丝自缚

tǔ sī zì fù

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