破茧成蝶
pò​jiǎn​chéng​dié

to break out of a cocoon and become a butterfly

  • created sense approved 破茧成蝶/破繭成蝶 · pò​jiǎn​chéng​dié · to break out of a cocoon and become a butterfly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破茧成蝶 / 破繭成蝶

    pò​jiǎn​chéng​dié

    to break out of a cocoon and become a butterfly

    to emerge strong after a period of struggle; to reach a better place after enduring a difficult transition

    破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 茧 (literal) → 茧/繭 · jiǎn · cocoon 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 蝶 (literal) → 蝶 · dié · butterfly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense