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lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon · to track sth following clues

顺藤摸瓜
shùn téng mō guā
sh+ùn·4th tonet+éng·2nd tonem+ō·1st toneg+uā·1st tone
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to trace sth back to its source · to get to the bottom of sth追根zhuī gēnto trace sth back to its origin追本溯源zhuī běn sù yuánto get to the heart of the matter追根究底zhuī gēn jiū dǐmake a thorough investigation of a thing · follow up the stream and seek the source沿波讨源yán bō tǎo yuánlit. to pick melons by following the vine (idiom) · fig. to expand a case and implicate innocent people; to involve others in trouble抱蔓摘瓜bào wàn zhāi guā
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