破茧成蝶
Traditional form:
破繭成蝶
Pinyin (reading):
pòjiǎnchéngdié
Definitions:
- lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
- fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
- to get to a better place after going through difficult period
Characters:
- 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
- 茧 - cocoon; callus, blister
- 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
- 蝶 - butterfly
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