探骊得珠

tàn lí dé zhū

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 探骊得珠

to obtain

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to have to

to explore

bead

black horse