吐丝自缚(tǔ sī zì fù)

4 charactersTrad. 吐絲自縛

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
tǔ sī zì fù
Meaning
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
吐絲自縛

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