造繭自縛

zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

造繭自縛Traditional · Main Form
造茧自缚Alternate Form

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