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繭
Mandarin: jian3
noun
Definitions
  1. 1 cocoon; callus noun
Other Readings
繭
# adapted from cc-cedict | callus | cocoon
Words containing 繭
作繭
to spin (silkworm, etc...)
蠶繭
silkworm cocoon
抽絲剝繭
painstakingly get to the bottom of sth; a meticulous investigation into sth.
第三繭
the third conviction [colloquial]
老繭
thick callus
作繭自縛
to be caught in one's own trap (lit. to spin a cocoon around oneself)
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