作茧自缚 作繭自縛
作茧自缚 作繭自縛 zuò jiǎn zì fù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ zok3 gaan2 zi6 bok3
- to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- hoist by his own petard
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作
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 作品 zuò pǐn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zok3 ban2 work (of art)
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 作对 作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
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- 作废 作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
- 作弊 zuò bì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ zok3 bai6 to practice fraud
- 作怪 zuò guài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ zok3 gwaai3 (of a ghost) to make strange things happen
- 作战 作戰 zuò zhàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ zok3 zin3 combat
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 作业 作業 zuò yè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ zok3 jip6 school assignment
- 作为 作為 zuò wéi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ zok3 wai4 one's conduct
- 作物 zuò wù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ zok3 mat6 crop
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 作者 zuò zhě ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ zok3 ze2 author; writer
- 作证 作證 zuò zhèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ zok3 zing3 to bear witness; to testify
- 作风 作風 zuò fēng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥ zok3 fung1 style
- 创作 創作 chuàng zuò ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cong3 zok3 to create; to produce; to write
- 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action
- 协作 協作 xié zuò ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hip3 zok3 cooperation
茧 繭
- 作茧 作繭 zuò jiǎn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zok3 gaan2 to make a cocoon
- 茧子 繭子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gaan2 zi2 callus (patch or hardened skin)
- 老茧 老繭 lǎo jiǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ lou5 gaan2 callus (patch or hardened skin)
- 蚕茧 蠶繭 cán jiǎn ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ caam4 gaan2 silkworm cocoon
- 重茧 重繭 chóng jiǎn ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ thick callus
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- 蚕茧纸 蠶繭紙 cán jiǎn zhǐ ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ caam4 gaan2 zi2 paper made from silkworm cocoons
- 信息茧房 信息繭房 xìn xī jiǎn fáng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄤˊ (Internet) echo chamber
- 抽丝剥茧 抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bō jiǎn ㄔㄡ ㄙ ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˇ lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- 破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
- 造茧自缚 造繭自縛 zào jiǎn zì fù ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
缚 縛
- 束缚 束縛 shù fù ㄕㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ cuk1 bok3 to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
- 捆缚 捆縛 kǔn fù ㄎㄨㄣˇ ㄈㄨˋ kwan2 bok3 bondage
- 棕缚 棕縛 zōng fù ㄗㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ zung1 bok3 palm fiber
- 绑缚 綁縛 bǎng fù ㄅㄤˇ ㄈㄨˋ bong2 bok3 to tie up
- 袒缚 袒縛 tǎn fù ㄊㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ taan2 bok3 to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind
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- 吊坠缚 吊墜縛 diào zhuì fù ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˋ diu3 zeoi6 bok3 strappado bondage
- 吐丝自缚 吐絲自縛 tǔ sī zì fù ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ tou3 si1 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- 束手缚脚 束手縛腳 shù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cuk1 sau2 bok3 goek3 see 束手束脚
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
- 缚鸡之力 縛雞之力 fù jī zhī lì ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ bok3 gai1 zi1 lik6 lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)
- 自缚手脚 自縛手腳 zì fù shǒu jiǎo ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ zi6 bok3 sau2 goek3 to bind oneself hand and foot
- 造茧自缚 造繭自縛 zào jiǎn zì fù ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising