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grasp essence

  • created sense approved 探骊得珠/探驪得珠 · tàn​lí​dé​zhū · grasp essence

    探骊得珠 / 探驪得珠

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    grasp essence

    to pick out the salient points from a complex situation or text; to see through to the core of a matter

    他的论文分析透彻,可谓是探骊得珠,精准地揭示了社会矛盾的根源。

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  • created sense approved 探骊得珠/探驪得珠 · tàn​lí​dé​zhū · pluck dragon's pearl

    探骊得珠 / 探驪得珠

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    pluck dragon's pearl

    to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom from Zhuangzi), signifying obtaining something precious through great risk

    此去虽危险重重,但若能探骊得珠,也不枉费这一番苦功。

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