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蠶蟲師爺 (caam4 cung2 si1 ye4) — a person who gets caught in his own trap in Cantonese

caamˎ₄蠶cungˊ²蟲siˉ¹師yeˎ₄爺
简 蚕虫师爷
Mandarin Pinyin: can2 chong2 shi1 ye2

Meaning of 蠶蟲師爺

nouna person who gets caught in his own trap
nounstrategist (slang)

Characters in 蠶蟲師爺

蠶caam4
silkworm
蟲cung4
person with a certain kind of undesirable quality
師si1
division in the Chinese army;
爺je4
grandfather; father

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