造茧自缚

Traditional: 造繭自縛

zào jiǎn zì fù

Dictionary entry

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

What does 造茧自缚 mean?

造茧自缚 (zào 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 with his own petard

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造zàoto make · to build 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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造茧自缚

zào jiǎn zì fù

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