抽丝剥茧

Traditional (Taiwan): 抽絲剝繭

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chōusībōjiǎn ㄔㄡㄙㄅㄛㄐㄧㄢˇ

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

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