順藤摸瓜 [顺－－－]

Jyutping seon6 tang4 mo2 gwaa1
Pinyin shùn téng mō guā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
  2. to track sth following clues
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter or to thoroughly inquire into a matter
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）