chōu sī bō jiǎn

Traditional: 抽絲剝繭

抽丝剥茧 (chōu sī bō jiǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

Characters in 抽丝剥茧

抽chōu · to draw out; to pull out from in between丝sī · silk剥bāo · to peel茧jiǎn · (bound form) cocoon

Related words

抽to draw out; to pull out from in between丝silk粉丝bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles抽烟to smoke (tobacco)抽烟variant of 抽菸|抽烟[chou1 yan1]抽屉drawer剥to peel剥to peel剥夺to deprive丝毫the slightest amount or degree抽出to take out抽筋cramp

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