吐絲自縛 — tu3 si1 zi4 fu4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

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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Pronunciations

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As word

1

tu³

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

2

si¹

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

3

zi⁴

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

4

fu⁴

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