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作茧自缚

zuòjiǎnzìfù

Traditional: 作繭自縛

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

Character Breakdown

作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1
茧
jiǎn
cocoon; callus, blister
自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3
缚
fù
to tie, to bind
HSK 6

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