羽ㄩˇyǔ化ㄏㄨㄚˋhuà

  1. 昆蟲蛹化為成蟲，稱為「羽化」。晉·干寶《搜神記·卷一三》：「木蠹生蟲，羽化為蝶。」

  2. 得道成仙。《南史·卷七五·隱逸傳上·褚伯玉傳》：「君當思遂其高步，成其羽化。」宋·蘇軾〈赤壁賦〉：「飄飄乎如遺世獨立，羽化而登仙。」

英levitation (of Daoist immortal)​, to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven, (in Daoism)​ to become immortal, to die, of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form, eclosion