抽cau1絲si1剝mok1繭gaan2

English

1. (lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
2. to approach things step by step in a very systematic manner
3. (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 極為細緻噉分析事物，一步一步，好有層次噉

Examples

• 佢將件事抽絲剝繭，分析得好清楚。

  He broke the incident down and analysed it very thoroughly.