破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶
破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
- 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
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破
- 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
- 破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 to make an exception
- 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
- 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
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- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
- 破获 破獲 pò huò ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ po3 wok6 to uncover (a criminal plot)
- 破产 破產 pò chǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄢˇ po3 caan2 to go bankrupt
- 破碎 pò suì ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ po3 seoi3 to smash to pieces
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 破解 pò jiě ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ po3 gaai2 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ zing1 po3 to investigate (as detective)
- 刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3 to puncture
- 划破 劃破 huá pò ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ waak6 po3 to cut open
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勾破 gōu pò ㄍㄡ ㄆㄛˋ ngau1 po3 (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
茧 繭
- 作茧 作繭 zuò jiǎn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zok3 gaan2 to make a cocoon
- 茧子 繭子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gaan2 zi2 callus (patch or hardened skin)
- 老茧 老繭 lǎo jiǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ lou5 gaan2 callus (patch or hardened skin)
- 蚕茧 蠶繭 cán jiǎn ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ caam4 gaan2 silkworm cocoon
- 重茧 重繭 chóng jiǎn ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ thick callus
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- 蚕茧纸 蠶繭紙 cán jiǎn zhǐ ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ caam4 gaan2 zi2 paper made from silkworm cocoons
- 作茧自缚 作繭自縛 zuò jiǎn zì fù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ zok3 gaan2 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- 信息茧房 信息繭房 xìn xī jiǎn fáng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄤˊ (Internet) echo chamber
- 抽丝剥茧 抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bō jiǎn ㄔㄡ ㄙ ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˇ lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- 造茧自缚 造繭自縛 zào jiǎn zì fù ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
成
- 不成 bù chéng ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ bat1 sing4 won't do
- 促成 cù chéng ㄘㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ cuk1 sing4 to facilitate; to help bring about
- 分成 fēn chéng ㄈㄣ ㄔㄥˊ fan1 sing4 to divide (into)
- 合成 hé chéng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄥˊ hap6 sing4 to compose
- 完成 wán chéng ㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ jyun4 sing4 to complete; to accomplish
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- 建成 jiàn chéng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ gin3 sing4 to establish
- 形成 xíng chéng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ jing4 sing4 to form; to take shape
- 成交 chéng jiāo ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ sing4 gaau1 to complete a contract
- 成人 chéng rén ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sing4 jan4 to reach adulthood
- 成全 chéng quán ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ sing4 cyun4 to help sb accomplish his aim
- 成分 chéng fèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄣˋ sing4 fan6 composition; ingredient; element; component
- 成功 chéng gōng ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ sing4 gung1 to succeed
- 成品 chéng pǐn ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sing4 ban2 finished goods
- 成员 成員 chéng yuán ㄔㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ sing4 jyun4 member
- 成型 chéng xíng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sing4 jing4 to become shaped
- 成天 chéng tiān ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sing4 tin1 (coll.) all day long
- 成家 chéng jiā ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ sing4 gaa1 to settle down and get married (of a man)
- 成就 chéng jiù ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sing4 zau6 accomplishment
- 成年 chéng nián ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ sing4 nin4 to grow to adulthood
- 成才 chéng cái ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ sing4 coi4 to make sth of oneself
蝶
- 蝴蝶 hú dié ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ wu4 dip6 butterfly
- 粉蝶 fěn dié ㄈㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄝˊ fan2 dip6 pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)
- 胡蝶 hú dié ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ wu4 dip6 variant of 蝴蝶
- 蛱蝶 蛺蝶 jiá dié ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ gaap3 dip6 nymphalid
- 蝶泳 dié yǒng ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄥˇ dip6 wing6 butterfly stroke (swimming)
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- 蝶窦 蝶竇 dié dòu ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄡˋ dip6 dau6 sphenoidal sinus
- 蝶兰 蝶蘭 dié lán ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ dip6 laan4 Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
- 蝶变 蝶變 dié biàn ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ dip6 bin3 (of a caterpillar etc) to metamorphose
- 蝶类 蝶類 dié lèi ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄟˋ dip6 leoi6 butterfly (family)
- 蝶骨 dié gǔ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨˇ dip6 gwat1 sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
- 凤蝶 鳳蝶 fèng dié ㄈㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ fung6 dip6 swallowtail butterfly
- 欧蝶鱼 歐蝶魚 ōu dié yú ㄡ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄩˊ au1 dip6 jyu2 plaice
- 燕尾蝶 yàn wěi dié ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧㄝˊ jin1 mei5 dip6 swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
- 虎斑蝶 hǔ bān dié ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄝˊ fu2 baan1 dip6 common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)
- 蝴蝶犬 hú dié quǎn ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ wu4 dip6 hyun2 papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
- 蝴蝶琴 hú dié qín ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ wu4 dip6 kam4 same as yangqin 扬琴, dulcimer
- 蝴蝶结 蝴蝶結 hú dié jié ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ wu4 dip6 git3 bow
- 蝴蝶花 hú dié huā ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄚ wu4 dip6 faa1 iris
- 蝴蝶兰 蝴蝶蘭 hú dié lán ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄢˊ wu4 dip6 laan4 moth orchid (genus Phalaenopsis)
- 蝴蝶酥 hú dié sū ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄨ wu4 dip6 sou1 crispy short-crust pastry