破茧成蝶

Traditional: 破繭成蝶

pò jiǎn chéng dié

Dictionary entry

lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)

What does 破茧成蝶 mean?

破茧成蝶 (pò jiǎn chéng dié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)

2fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle

3to get to a better place after going through difficult period

Character breakdown

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破pòbroken · damaged 茧jiǎn(bound form) cocoon · (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]蝶diévariant of 蝶[die2]

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