作茧自缚 (作繭自縛) zuò jiǎn zì fù

1. zuò jiǎn zì fù set phrase to spin a cocoon around oneself; enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
   Domain: Idiom 成语
   
2. zuò jiǎn zì fù phrase to spin a cocoon around oneself
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)

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• 飞蛾投火，作茧自缚(飛蛾投火，作繭自縛) like a moth flying into the flame, and a silkworm trapping itself in a cocoon