àn tú suǒ jì
Traditional: 按圖索驥
按图索骥 (àn tú suǒ jì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom); fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines; to try and find sth with the help of a clue”.
Meanings
- 1lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- 2fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- 3to try and find sth with the help of a clue