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破茧成蝶

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4-character word Traditional 破繭成蝶

What 破茧成蝶 means

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

The characters in 破茧成蝶

• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out
• 茧jiǎn(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 蝶dié(bound form) butterfly