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造繭自縛 (zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

造繭自縛 (zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3, zào jiǎn 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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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 造作 (zou6 zok3) — affected; pretentious
• 造像 (zou6 zoeng6) — statue
• 造勢 (zou6 sai3) — promoting a function or event; campaigning (for election)
• 造物 (zou6 mat6) — creation
• 造紙廠 (zou6 zi2 cong2) — a paper mill; a paper-making factory
• 造船業 (zou6 syun4 jip6) — shipbuilding industry

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