顺藤摸瓜 in English shun4 teng2 mo1 gua1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to follow the vine to get to the melon
  • to track sth following clues

Simplified Characters

顺 藤 摸 瓜

Traditional Characters

順 藤 摸 瓜

Pinyin

shun4 teng2 mo1 gua1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

顺shun4to obey 藤teng2variant of 藤[teng2] 摸mo1to feel with the hand 瓜gua1melon