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順藤摸瓜

简顺藤摸瓜 · 繁順藤摸瓜

Mandarin · pinyin shùn téng mō guā

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4–2–1–1 · shun4 teng2 mo1 gua1

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seon6 tang4 mo2 gwaa1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter or to thoroughly inquire into a matter