created sense approved 按图索骥/按圖索驥 · àntúsuǒjì · to follow clues — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
按图索骥 / 按圖索驥
àntúsuǒjì
to follow clues
To try and find something with the help of a clue or lead; to follow a trail or evidence to reach a goal.
按 (literal) → 按 · àn · according to 图 (literal) → 图/圖 · tú · picture 索 (literal) → 索 · suǒ · to search 骥 (literal) → 骥/驥 · jì · thoroughbred horse
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 按图索骥/按圖索驥 · àntúsuǒjì · to look for a fine horse by a picture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
按图索骥 / 按圖索驥
àntúsuǒjì
to look for a fine horse by a picture
To follow old methods or rules mechanically without flexibility or original thought; to do things along rigid, conventional lines.
按 (literal) → 按 · àn · according to 图 (literal) → 图/圖 · tú · picture 索 (literal) → 索 · suǒ · to search 骥 (literal) → 骥/驥 · jì · thoroughbred horse
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition