zuò jiǎn zì fù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
hoist by his own petard
作
zuò
to do; to engage in
茧
jiǎn
variant of 繭|茧[jian3]
自
zì
(bound form) self; oneself
缚
fù
to bind
