吐丝自缚 tu3 si1 zi4 fu4

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

Traditional: 吐絲自縛

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English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up