蛛絲馬跡

蛛丝马迹
zhūsīmǎjì
  1. lit. spider's thread and horse track
  2. tiny hints (of a secret)
  3. traces
  4. clue

CEDICT

clue; trace; tiny hints

Wiktionary

事情所留下的隱約可尋的痕跡和線索

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 蛛絲 zhūsī
  1. cobweb; spiderweb
  2. spider silk; gossamer; cobweb's thread
2 馬 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹
3 跡 jì
  1. footprint
  2. mark
  3. trace
  4. vestige
  5. sign
  6. indication
  7. Taiwan pr. jī

Related entries

跡證 jìzhèng
  1. (Tw) traces
  2. material evidence (archaeology, criminal investigation etc)
靷 yǐn traces (of a carriage)
痕 hén
  1. scar
  2. traces
行跡 xíngjì
  1. tracks
  2. traces
  3. movements
頭路 tóulù
  1. clue
  2. thread (of a story)
  3. mate
  4. first class
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