







独茧抽丝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe writing or thought processes that are meticulously clear”. Well-organized, and logically structured, resembling a single, continuous thread drawn from a cocoon. It can also refer to unrequited or one-sided love. Literally, “drawing silk from a single cocoon”.

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Open the tool →独茧抽丝 (dú jiǎn chōu sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe writing or thought processes that are meticulously clear”.
独茧抽丝 is pronounced dú jiǎn chōu sī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 独茧抽丝 means “drawing silk from a single cocoon”. It is used to mean “to describe writing or thought processes that are meticulously clear”.
比喻诗文条理清晰,脉络分明。亦比喻单相思。