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順藤摸瓜. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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順藤摸瓜 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable |
rattan; cane
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feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy |
melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash |
| trad. (順藤摸瓜)
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順
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藤
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摸
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瓜
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| simp. (顺藤摸瓜)
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顺
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藤
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摸
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瓜
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| Literally: “to get to the melon by tracking the vines”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
順藤摸瓜
- to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter or to thoroughly inquire into a matter