探骊得珠

探骊得珠
tànzhū

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

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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

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

    • He is good at getting to the heart of the matter and can always grasp the key to a problem.

  2. verb

    to see through to the nub

    • He is skilled at getting to the heart of the matter and always finds the crux of the problem.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A hand reaching into the bushes to search and probe.

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