作繭自縛

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

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• 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

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