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抽丝剥茧

chōu sī bō jiǎn phrase C2

Traditional: 抽絲剝繭

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