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
lǎo jiǎn
callus (patch or hardened skin)
corns (on feet)
also 老趼
chōu sī bāo jiǎn
lit. to spin silk from cocoons
fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
jiǎn zi
callus (patch or hardened skin)
corns (on feet)
also 趼子
cán jiǎn zhǐ
paper made from silkworm cocoons
zào jiǎn zì fù
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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