to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation); to see through to the nub
trad. 探驪得珠
Also written 探驪得珠【tàn lí dé zhū】
Characters in this word
4探
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to explore, to search out, to scout, to visit, to stretch forward
- Pinyin
- tàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 11312 of 2500
骊
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black horse, jet steed, good horse, legendary black dragon
- Pinyin
- lí
- Traditional
- 驪
- Strokes
- 10
得
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to obtain, to get, to gain, to catch (a disease), proper, suitable, proud, contented, to allow, to permit, ready, finished
- Pinyin
- dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 62 of 2500
珠
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bead, pearl, CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
- Pinyin
- zhū
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 20415 of 2500