抽丝剥茧

Traditional: 抽絲剝繭

chōu sī bō jiǎn

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)

What does 抽丝剥茧 mean?

抽丝剥茧 (chōu sī bō jiǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)

2(fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

Character breakdown

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抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between · to remove part of the whole 丝sīsilk · thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 剥bāoto peel · to skin 茧jiǎn(bound form) cocoon · (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])

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抽丝剥茧

chōu sī bō jiǎn

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