探驪得珠

taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1

to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) · to see through to the nub

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. to see through to the nub

Written Forms

探驪得珠Traditional · Main Form
探骊得珠Alternate Form

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