zào jiǎn zì fù

Traditional: 造繭自縛

造茧自缚 (zào jiǎn zì fù) is a Chinese word meaning “to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with his own petard”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 造茧自缚

造zào · to make茧jiǎn · (bound form) cocoon自zì · (bound form) self; oneself缚fù · to bind

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty自(bound form) self; oneself自杀to kill oneself自从since (a time)自然nature造成to bring about; to create; to cause自我the self; oneself; self-制造to manufacture; to make创造to create亲自personally

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