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callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼
silkworm cocoon
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 趼子
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  *茧* | 茧* | *茧
(bound form) cocoon / (bound form) callus (variant of )
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  *茧* | 茧* | *茧
variant of 繭|茧
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) / fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
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
(Internet) echo chamber / filter bubble
to make a cocoon
paper made from silkworm cocoons
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
thick callus / (literary) thick silkwaste padded clothes


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