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作繭
zuò jiǎn
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to make a cocoon
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作繭自縛
zuò jiǎn zì fù
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to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising;
hoist by his own petard
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抽絲剝繭
chōu sī bāo jiǎn
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lit. to spin silk from cocoons;
fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
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破繭成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
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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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繭子
jiǎn zi
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callus (patch or hardened skin);
corns (on feet);
also 趼子
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老繭
lǎo jiǎn
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callus (patch or hardened skin);
corns (on feet);
also 老趼
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蠶繭
cán jiǎn
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silkworm cocoon
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蠶繭紙
cán jiǎn zhǐ
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paper made from silkworm cocoons
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造繭自縛
zào jiǎn zì fù
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to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising;
hoist with his own petard
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