拔出萝卜带出泥 in English ba2 chu1 luo2 bo5 dai4 chu1 ni2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes
  • to cause further problems while working on a problem

Simplified Characters

拔 出 萝 卜 带 出 泥

Traditional Characters

拔 出 蘿 蔔 帶 出 泥

Pinyin

ba2 chu1 luo2 bo5 dai4 chu1 ni2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拔ba2to pull up 出chu1to go out 萝luo2radish 卜bo5surname Bu 带dai4band 出chu1to go out 泥ni2mud