shùn téng mō guā

Traditional: 順藤摸瓜

顺藤摸瓜 (shùn téng mō guā) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
  2. 2to track sth following clues

Characters in 顺藤摸瓜

顺shùn · to obey藤téng · rattan摸mō · to feel with the hand瓜guā · melon; gourd; squash

Related words

顺利smoothly; without a hitch傻瓜idiot顺便conveniently摸to feel with the hand摸variant of 摹[mo2]顺to obey顺序sequence瓜melon; gourd; squash南瓜pumpkin顺着to follow触摸to touch抚摸to gently caress and stroke

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