qióng​gēn

roots of poverty

qióng​gēn roots of poverty

  1. qióng adjective
    poor
    poor; impoverished; destitute
  2. gēn adverbnoun
    source
    (bound form) the origin, cause, or source of a situation or problem

qióng​gēn to get to the bottom of things

  1. thoroughly
    thoroughly; exhaustively; to investigate something to its very roots
  2. gēn adverbnoun
    source
    (bound form) the origin, cause, or source of a situation or problem