抽丝剥茧
Word
(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- Traditional
- 抽絲剝繭
chōu sī bō jiǎn
chou1si1bo1jian3Meaning
- (lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) CC-CEDICT
- (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter CC-CEDICT