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自投羅網

简自投罗网 · 繁自投羅網

Mandarin · pinyin zì tóu luó wǎng

to walk right into the trap

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
投: tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
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網: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122

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4–2–2–3 · zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3

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zi6 tau4 lo4 mong5

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(idiomatic) to hurl oneself willingly or involuntarily into the net; to walk or fall into a trap

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