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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	茧	繭	jiǎn	jian3	cocoon; callus; variant of 茧
2	破茧成蝶	破繭成蝶	pò jiǎn chéng dié	po4 jian3 cheng2 die2	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
3	信息茧房	信息繭房	xìn xī jiǎn fáng	xin4 xi1 jian3 fang2	(Internet) echo chamber; filter bubble
4	蚕茧	蠶繭	cán jiǎn	can2 jian3	silkworm cocoon
5	蚕茧纸	蠶繭紙	cán jiǎn zhǐ	can2 jian3 zhi3	paper made from silkworm cocoons
6	抽丝剥茧	抽絲剝繭	chōu sī bāo jiǎn	chou1 si1 bao1 jian3	lit. to spin silk from cocoons; fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
7	茧子	繭子	jiǎn zi	jian3 zi5	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子
8	老蚕作茧	老蠶作繭	lǎo cán zuò jiǎn	lao3 can2 zuo4 jian3	to toil for a living in one's old age (idiom)
9	老茧	老繭	lǎo jiǎn	lao3 jian3	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼
10	手足重茧	手足重繭	shǒu zú chóng jiǎn	shou3 zu2 chong2 jian3	hands and feet covered with thick calluses as a result of hard work (idiom)
11	造茧自缚	造繭自縛	zào jiǎn zì fù	zao4 jian3 zi4 fu4	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with his own petard
12	作茧	作繭	zuò jiǎn	zuo4 jian3	to make a cocoon
13	作茧自缚	作繭自縛	zuò jiǎn zì fù	zuo4 jian3 zi4 fu4	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard