| 拔出萝卜带出泥 |
bá chū luó bo dài chū ní |
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 |
| 拔 |
bá |
to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize |
| 出 |
chū |
to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 出 |
chū |
variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 萝 |
luó |
radish |
| 萝卜 |
luó bo |
radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon / CL:根 |
| 卜 |
Bǔ |
surname Bu |
| 卜 |
bǔ |
(bound form) to divine |
| 卜 |
bó |
used in 萝卜 |
| 带 |
dài |
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise |
| 出 |
chū |
to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 出 |
chū |
variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 泥 |
ní |
mud / clay / paste / pulp |
| 泥 |
nì |
restrained |