pò jiǎn chéng dié

Traditional: 破繭成蝶

破茧成蝶 (pò jiǎn chéng dié) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
  3. 3to get to a better place after going through difficult period

Characters in 破茧成蝶

破pò · broken茧jiǎn · (bound form) cocoon成chéng · to succeed蝶dié · (bound form) butterfly

Related words

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