条分缕析

Traditional form:

條分縷析

Pinyin (reading):

tiáofēnlüxī

Definitions:

• to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)

Characters:

• 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 缕 - strand, thread; detailed, precise
• 析 - to split wood; to divide, to break apart

Traditional characters:

• 條 - clause, condition; string, stripe
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 縷 - strand, thread; detailed, precise
• 析 - to split wood; to divide, to break apart