created sense approved 破茧而出/破繭而出 · pòjiǎn'érchū · to emerge from a cocoon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
破茧而出 / 破繭而出
pòjiǎn'érchū
to emerge from a cocoon
The process of a silkworm pupa turning into a moth and breaking out of its cocoon; (figuratively) to break free from restraints or to emerge in a new form; (rarely) to come to light or for the truth to be revealed
破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 茧 (literal) → 茧/繭 · jiǎn · cocoon 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to go out
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition