「作繭自縛」
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Pronunciation: | zok3 gaan2 zi6 bok3 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
作 write; fabricate; endeavour; product of work; to act; to do; to perform; to write; to compose; to lie; to make up 繭 自 oneself; from; since; self- 縛 bind, tie up |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Explanation: |
to get enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; literally: to spin a cocoon around oneself
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