| 探骊得珠 |
tàn lí dé zhū |
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub |
| 探 |
tàn |
to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward |
| 骊 |
lí |
black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon |
| 得 |
dé |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished |
| 得 |
de |
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 |
děi |
to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
| 珠 |
zhū |
bead / pearl / CL:粒,颗 |