"作繭自縛" meaning in Chinese

See 作繭自縛 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɔːk̚³ kaːn³⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/, /t͡sɔːk̚³ kaːn³⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/ Chinese transliterations: zuòjiǎnzìfú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zok³ gaan² zi⁶ bok³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zuòjiǎnzìfú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zuòjiǎnzìhfú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tso⁴-chien³-tzŭ⁴-fu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dzwò-jyǎn-dz̀-fú [Mandarin, Yale], tzuohjeantzyhfwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзоцзяньцзыфу [Mandarin, Palladius], czoczjanʹczyfu [Mandarin, Palladius], jok gáan jih bok [Cantonese, Yale], dzok⁸ gaan² dzi⁶ bok⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zog³ gan² ji⁶ bog³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 作茧自缚
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 作繭自縛
  1. to act in a way that traps oneself or puts oneself in a difficult situation Tags: idiomatic
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      "form": "作茧自缚",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "作繭自縛",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to produce cocoon to trap oneself",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to act in a way that traps oneself or puts oneself in a difficult situation"
      ],
      "id": "en-作繭自縛-zh-phrase-D2m617a6",
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "trap",
          "trap"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuòjiǎnzìfú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zok³ gaan² zi⁶ bok³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuòjiǎnzìfú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuòjiǎnzìhfú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso⁴-chien³-tzŭ⁴-fu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwò-jyǎn-dz̀-fú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuohjeantzyhfwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзоцзяньцзыфу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czoczjanʹczyfu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jok gáan jih bok"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzok⁸ gaan² dzi⁶ bok⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zog³ gan² ji⁶ bog³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔːk̚³ kaːn³⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔːk̚³ kaːn³⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "作繭自縛"
}
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    {
      "form": "作茧自缚",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "作繭自縛",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to produce cocoon to trap oneself",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 作",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 縛",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 繭",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 自",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to act in a way that traps oneself or puts oneself in a difficult situation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "trap",
          "trap"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuòjiǎnzìfú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zok³ gaan² zi⁶ bok³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuòjiǎnzìfú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuòjiǎnzìhfú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso⁴-chien³-tzŭ⁴-fu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwò-jyǎn-dz̀-fú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuohjeantzyhfwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзоцзяньцзыфу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czoczjanʹczyfu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jok gáan jih bok"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzok⁸ gaan² dzi⁶ bok⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zog³ gan² ji⁶ bog³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔːk̚³ kaːn³⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔːk̚³ kaːn³⁵ t͡siː²² pɔːk̚³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "作繭自縛"
}

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