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作茧自缚
zuò​jiǎn​zì​fù

to be caught in one's own trap

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 作茧 作繭 zuò​jiǎn
    to spin a cocoon
    (of a silkworm) to spin a cocoon and become a pupa
  2. 自 zì affixadverb
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself
  3. 缚 縛 fù
    to bind
    to tie up; to bind fast with rope