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造茧自缚

zàojiǎnzìfù

Traditional: 造繭自縛

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

Character Breakdown

造
zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
HSK 5
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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