抽絲剝繭 [－丝剥茧]

Jyutping cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2
Pinyin chōu sī bō jiǎn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to painstakingly get to the bottom of something; to struggle to understand a convoluted argument or issue

抽絲剝繭 [－丝剥茧]

Jyutping cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2
Pinyin chōu sī bāo jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to spin silk from cocoons
  2. fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    極為​細​緻​噉​分析​事物​，​一步​一步​，​好​有​層次​噉
    to approach things step by step in a very systematic manner
    • 佢將件事抽絲剝繭，分析得好清楚。
      佢将件事抽丝剥茧，分析得好清楚。
      keoi5 zoeng1 gin6 si6 cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2, fan1 sik1 dak1 hou2 cing1 co2.
      He broke the incident down and analysed it very thoroughly.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢将件事抽丝剥茧，分析得好清楚。
    佢將件事抽絲剝繭，分析得好清楚。
    keoi5 zoeng1 gin6 si6 cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2, fan1 sik1 dak1 hou2 cing1 co2.
    • He broke the incident down and analysed it very thoroughly.