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抽絲剝繭

chōusībōjiǎn

ㄔㄡ ㄙ ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

Simplified 抽丝剥茧

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

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