| Expression | 吐絲自縛 |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to spin a cocoon around oneself (成语 saw); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist with his own petard |
| Reading | tou3 si1 ji6 bok3 |
| Recall | y |
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