作 ㄗㄨㄛ ˋ zuò 茧 ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ jiǎn 自 ㄗ ˋ zì 缚 ㄈㄨ ˋ fù 作 ㄗㄨㄛ ˋ zuò 繭 ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ jiǎn 自 ㄗ ˋ zì 縛 ㄈㄨ ˋ fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising hoist by his own petard