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reel silk from cocoons; make a painstaking investigation

chōu sī bāo jiǎn

抽 丝 剥 茧

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metareel silk from cocoons; make a painstaking investigation
- qíng bào bù mén chōu sī bāo jiǎn fā xiàn le yào xíng cì zǒng tǒng de yīn móu
  情报部门抽丝剥茧发现了要行刺总统的阴谋。
  The Secret Service smelled out a plot to kill the president.

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