探骊得珠 tàn lí dé zhū

to see through to the nub

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
探 tàn HSK 6
to explore; to visit; to search out
骊 lí
black horse; good horse; jet steed
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
珠 zhū HSK 6
pearl; bead