拔出萝卜带出泥

Traditional: 拔出蘿蔔帶出泥

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Dictionary entry

lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)

What does 拔出萝卜带出泥 mean?

拔出萝卜带出泥 (bá chū luó bo dài chū ní) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)

2fig. to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes

3to cause further problems while working on a problem

Character breakdown

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拔báto pull up · to pull out 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 萝luóradish 卜Bǔsurname Bu 带dàiband · belt 泥nímud · clay

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