拔出萝卜带出泥
Traditional form:
拔出蘿蔔帶出泥
Pinyin (reading):
báchūluóbodàichūní
Definitions:
- lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)
- fig. to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes
- to cause further problems while working on a problem
Characters:
- 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
- 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 萝 - carrot, radish, turnip
- 卜 - divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
- 带 - belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
- 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 泥 - mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
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