吐丝自缚
tǔ​sī​zì​fù

self-entrapment

  • created sense approved 吐丝自缚/吐絲自縛 · tǔ​sī​zì​fù · self-entrapment

    吐丝自缚 / 吐絲自縛

    tǔ​sī​zì​fù

    self-entrapment

    enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with one's own petard

    他原本想设下圈套害人，结果却是吐丝自缚，反而困住了自己。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 吐丝自缚/吐絲自縛 · tǔ​sī​zì​fù · spin cocoon

    吐丝自缚 / 吐絲自縛

    tǔ​sī​zì​fù

    spin cocoon

    to spin a cocoon around oneself, as a silkworm does

    蚕在成熟后会吐丝自缚，开始化蛹。

    created sense