作茧自缚

zuò jiǎn zì fù

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Definitionen

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

Bestandteilwörter von 作茧自缚

• 作 作 zuō: worker
• 作 作 zuò: to do; to engage in
• 自 自 zì: self
• 作茧 作茧 zuò jiǎn: to make a cocoon
• 缚 缚 fù: to bind