作繭自縛

See also: 作茧自缚

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	cocoon	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to bind; to tie
trad. (作繭自縛)		作	繭	自	縛
simp. (作茧自缚)		作	茧	自	缚
Literally: “to produce cocoon to trap oneself”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòjiǎnzìfú

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ gaan² zi⁶ bok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòjiǎnzìfú
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohjeantzyhfwu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ gaan² zi⁶ bok³
  - Yale: jok gáan jih bok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ gaan² dzi⁶ bok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zog³ gan² ji⁶ bog³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ käːn³⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/

Idiom

作繭自縛

to act in a way that traps oneself or puts oneself in a difficult situation

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