順藤摸瓜

Chinese

		to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable	rattan; cane	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (順藤摸瓜)		順	藤	摸	瓜
simp. (顺藤摸瓜)		顺	藤	摸	瓜
Literally: “to get to the melon by tracking the vines”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shùnténgmōguā

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄇㄛㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shùnténgmōguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄇㄛㄍㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuennterngmhogua
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹
  - Yale: seuhn tàhng mó gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên⁶ teng⁴ mo² gua¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ mɔː³⁵ kʷäː⁵⁵/

Idiom

順藤摸瓜

to follow the clues to get to the bottom of a matter or to thoroughly inquire into a matter

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