"順藤摸瓜" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɵn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ mɔː³⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /suŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/, /sɵn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ mɔː³⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/, /suŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/ Chinese transliterations: shùnténgmōguā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄨㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], seon⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sung⁶ ding⁵ mong⁵ guê¹, shùnténgmōguā [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shùnténgmogua [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shun⁴-tʻêng²-mo¹-kua¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shwùn-téng-mwō-gwā [Mandarin, Yale], shuennterngmhogua [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шуньтэнмогуа [Mandarin, Palladius], šunʹtɛnmogua [Mandarin, Palladius], seuhn tàhng mó gwā [Cantonese, Yale], soen⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sên⁶ teng⁴ mo² gua¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sung⁶ ding⁵ mong⁵ guê¹ [Peng'im, Teochew], sŭng tîng mông kue [POJ, Teochew]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 順藤摸瓜
  1. to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter or to thoroughly inquire into a matter Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-順藤摸瓜-zh-phrase-erin8tSF Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "expansion": "順藤摸瓜",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter or to thoroughly inquire into a matter"
      ],
      "id": "en-順藤摸瓜-zh-phrase-erin8tSF",
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "clues",
          "clues"
        ],
        [
          "get to the bottom of",
          "get to the bottom of"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
        ],
        [
          "inquire",
          "inquire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shùnténgmōguā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seon⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sung⁶ ding⁵ mong⁵ guê¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shùnténgmōguā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shùnténgmogua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shun⁴-tʻêng²-mo¹-kua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwùn-téng-mwō-gwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuennterngmhogua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шуньтэнмогуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šunʹtɛnmogua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seuhn tàhng mó gwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soen⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sên⁶ teng⁴ mo² gua¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ mɔː³⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sung⁶ ding⁵ mong⁵ guê¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sŭng tîng mông kue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ mɔː³⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "順藤摸瓜"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "順藤摸瓜",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Cantonese four-character idioms",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese four-character idioms",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Teochew four-character idioms",
        "Teochew idioms",
        "Teochew lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter or to thoroughly inquire into a matter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "clues",
          "clues"
        ],
        [
          "get to the bottom of",
          "get to the bottom of"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
        ],
        [
          "inquire",
          "inquire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shùnténgmōguā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seon⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "sung⁶ ding⁵ mong⁵ guê¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shùnténgmōguā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shùnténgmogua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shun⁴-tʻêng²-mo¹-kua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwùn-téng-mwō-gwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuennterngmhogua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шуньтэнмогуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šunʹtɛnmogua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seuhn tàhng mó gwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soen⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sên⁶ teng⁴ mo² gua¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ mɔː³⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sung⁶ ding⁵ mong⁵ guê¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sŭng tîng mông kue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ mɔː³⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "順藤摸瓜"
}

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