造茧自缚 造繭自縛
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
- hoist with his own petard
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造
- 人造 rén zào ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄠˋ jan4 zou6 man-made
- 仿造 fǎng zào ㄈㄤˇ ㄗㄠˋ fong2 zou6 to copy
- 伪造 偽造 wěi zào ㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄠˋ ngai6 zou6 to forge
- 创造 創造 chuàng zào ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄠˋ cong3 zou6 to create
- 塑造 sù zào ㄙㄨˋ ㄗㄠˋ sou3 zou6 to model; to mold
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- 建造 jiàn zào ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ gin3 zou6 to construct; to build
- 打造 dǎ zào ㄉㄚˇ ㄗㄠˋ daa2 zou6 to forge (metal)
- 改造 gǎi zào ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄠˋ goi2 zou6 to transform
- 构造 構造 gòu zào ㄍㄡˋ ㄗㄠˋ kau3 zou6 structure
- 深造 shēn zào ㄕㄣ ㄗㄠˋ sam1 cou3 to pursue one's studies
- 营造 營造 yíng zào ㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄠˋ jing4 zou6 to build (housing)
- 缔造 締造 dì zào ㄉㄧˋ ㄗㄠˋ tai3 zou6 to found
- 编造 編造 biān zào ㄅㄧㄢ ㄗㄠˋ pin1 zou6 to compile
- 制造 製造 zhì zào ㄓˋ ㄗㄠˋ zai3 zou6 to manufacture; to make
- 造假 zào jiǎ ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zou6 gaa2 to counterfeit
- 造价 造價 zào jià ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ zou6 gaa3 construction cost
- 造化 zào huà ㄗㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zou6 faa3 (literary) Nature; the Creator
- 造反 zào fǎn ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄢˇ zou6 faan2 to rebel
- 造句 zào jù ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ zou6 geoi3 sentence-making
- 造型 zào xíng ㄗㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zou6 jing4 to model; to shape
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
- 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
- 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)
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
- 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
- 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