造茧自缚(zào jiǎn zì fù): to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 造繭自縛
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zào jiǎn zì fù
- Meaning
- to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 造繭自縛
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