作茧 (作繭) zuòjiǎn

zuòjiǎn verb to make a cocoon
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Zoology
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '作繭')

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• 作茧自缚(作繭自縛) to spin a cocoon around oneself; enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

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