引蛇出洞 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to pull a snake from its hole
• to expose a malefactor

Character by character

• 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 蛇shésnake
• 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
• 洞dòngcave, grotto, hole, ravine

Idioms sharing a character

• 引以为傲 yǐn yǐ wéi ào
• 引以为憾 yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
• 引以为戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè
• 引以为荣 yǐn yǐ wéi róng
• 引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē
• 引水入墙 yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
• 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài
• 引狼入室 yǐn láng rù shì
• 引玉之砖 yǐn yù zhī zhuān
• 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn

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