吐丝自缚

tǔ sī zì fù

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 吐丝自缚

吐
tǔ

to spit

吐
tù

to vomit

丝
sī

silk

自
zì

self

吐丝
tǔ sī

(of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk

缚
fù

to bind