Word information
Simplified抽丝剥茧
Traditional抽絲剝繭
Pinyinchōu sī bō jiǎn
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
抽丝剥茧
chōu sī bō jiǎn · 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
Character breakdown
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