破茧成蝶

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

broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of

cocoon / callus

variant of 繭|茧[jian3]

(bound form) cocoon / (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])

surname Cheng

to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

variant of 蝶[die2]

(bound form) butterfly