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抽絲剝繭 (cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2) — painstakingly get to the bottom of sth; a meticulous investigation into sth. in Cantonese

cauˉ¹抽siˉ¹絲mokˉ¹剝gaanˊ²繭
简 抽丝剥茧
Mandarin Pinyin: chou1 si1 bo1 jian3

Meaning of 抽絲剝繭

nounpainstakingly get to the bottom of sth; a meticulous investigation into sth.

Characters in 抽絲剝繭

抽cau1
smoke (cigarettes, etc.)
絲si1
(natural) silk
剝mok1
peel; shell; skin; strip; hull; husk
繭gaan2
cocoon; callus

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