tou3 si1 zi6 bok3吐絲自縛吐丝自缚
Jyutpingtou3 si1 zi6 bok3
Yaletou sī jih bok

Definition

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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圖靈機图灵机
tou4 ling4 gei1Turing machine
褪色
tan3 sik1(of colors) to fade
跳進黃河洗不清跳进黄河洗不清
tiu3 zeon3 wong4 ho4 sai2 bat1 cing1lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean; mired in controv...
跳一隻腳跳一只脚
tiu3 jat1 zek3 goek3to hop on one leg
挑口板
tiu1 hau2 baan2fascia
天涯
tin1 ngaai4see 天涯區|天涯区[Tian1 ya2 Qu1]
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