抽丝剥茧(chōu sī bō jiǎn): (lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 抽絲剝繭
(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- chōu sī bō jiǎn
- Meaning
- (lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 抽絲剝繭
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