作茧自缚

zuòjiǎnzìfù

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

Traditional 作繭自縛

Meaning

zuòjiǎnzìfùzuo4 jian3 zi4 fu4
  1. to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. hoist by his own petard

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