Correct

作茧自缚

/ zuō jiǎn zì fù /

Strokes

Definition

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist by his own petard

Example

Definition

spin a cocoon around oneself—knit a net only to bind oneself; get enmeshed in a web of one's own spinning; be paid in one's own coin

1

Nǐ

你

zhèyàng

这样

zuò

做

jiǎnzhí

简直

shì

是

zuōjiǎnzìfù

作茧自缚

。

By doing so, you are just asking for trouble.