in a cocoon around oneself

in a cocoon around oneself

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z à Oji à NZ à f à, which means to describe doing something and making yourself trapped. From the issue of mass education in China.

Idiom explanation

in a cocoon around oneself. It's like doing something, only to make yourself trapped.

The origin of Idioms

Tao Xingzhi's "the problem of China's mass education" 6: "they help the enemy to form a united front to attack themselves. They are like silkworms, and they are bound by their own cocoons."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attributive; refers to self inflicted.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: to be bound in a cocoon