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拔出蘿蔔帶出泥

简拔出萝卜带出泥 · 繁拔出蘿蔔帶出泥

Mandarin · pinyin bá chū luó bo dài chū ní

lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)
fig. to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes
to cause further problems while working on a problem

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拔: bá · uproot, pull out
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
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泥: ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
萝: luó · type of creeping plant; turnip
卜: bo · bǔ · fortune telling; prophesy
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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2–1–2–5–4–1–2 · ba2 chu1 luo2 bo5 dai4 chu1 ni2

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verb

to cause a new problem when solving a previous one
to find clues of other crimes when investigating one case

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