破茧而出 pòjiǎn'érchū break out of the cocoon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 这枚胸针的形状像一只破茧而出的蝶。 zhè méi xiōngzhēn de xíngzhuàng xiàng yī zhī pòjiǎn'érchū de dié. This brooch is shaped like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary