繭 [茧]

Jyutping gin2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. cocoon/callus

繭 [茧]

Jyutping gaan2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (bound form) cocoon
  2. (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. cocoon/callus
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    某​啲​昆​蟲​嘅​幼​蟲​變​成​蛹​之前​吐絲​造​嘅​殼
    cocoon of the silkworm and other insects
    • 結繭
      结茧
      git3 gaan2
      to form a cocoon
  2. 名詞
    俗語​入面​指​坐​監​嘅​次​數​；​一段​刑期​為​之一​繭
    number of convictions; time served in prison
  3. 名詞
    手心​或者​腳掌​因​過度​摩擦​所產​生​嘅​厚皮​；​枕
    callus(plural: calluses)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    cocoon
  2. character
    callus
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. cocoon
  2. callus, blister
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    TBLI
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    TLMI
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好多时情海翻波嘅人，都会作茧自缚喺关系死因呢个问题之上。
    好多時情海翻波嘅人，都會作繭自縛喺關係死因呢個問題之上。
    hou2 do1 si4 cing4 hoi2 faan1 bo1 ge3 jan4, dou1 wui5 zok3 gaan2 zi6 bong2 hai2 gwaan1 hai6 sei2 jan1 ni1 go3 man6 tai4 zi1 soeng6.
    • People with trouble in their romantic relationship often get trapped in figuring out the reason of the death of the relationship.
  2. Cantonese
    结茧
    結繭
    git3 gaan2
    • to form a cocoon
  3. Cantonese
    佢将件事抽丝剥茧，分析得好清楚。
    佢將件事抽絲剝繭，分析得好清楚。
    keoi5 zoeng1 gin6 si6 cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2, fan1 sik1 dak1 hou2 cing1 co2.
    • He broke the incident down and analysed it very thoroughly.