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造茧自缚
zào​jiǎn​zì​fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
造茧自缚 造繭自縛 zào​jiǎn​zì​fù
to spin a cocoon around oneself
to be caught in a trap of one's own making; to suffer from the consequences of one's own actions

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  • 作茧自缚 zuò​jiǎn​zì​fù
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