吐丝自缚

tu3 si1 zi4 fu4

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

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吐丝自缚

tǔ sī zì fù

produce silk to trap oneself

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吐絲自縛|吐丝自缚 [tǔ sī zì fù] ► to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising ► hoist with his own petard