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吐絲自縛

简吐丝自缚 · 繁吐絲自縛

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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3–1–4–4 · tu3 si1 zi4 fu4

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tou3 si1 zi6 bok3

Cantonese word readings for 吐絲自縛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

tou3 si1 zi6 bok3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.