抽絲剝繭 — chou1 si1 bo1 jian3 — Chinese Dictionary

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chou¹ si¹ bo¹ jian³

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

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As word

1

chou¹

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

2

si¹

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

3

bo¹

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

4

jian³

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