Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「造繭自縛」 for your learning.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「造繭自縛」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Wrap yourself in a cocoon. A metaphor for doing something that ends up putting yourself in trouble.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zào jiǎn zì fù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jou6 gaan2 ji6 bong2
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
