刨树要寻根
páo​shù​yào​xún​gēn

to get to the root of the matter

  • created sense approved 刨树要寻根/刨樹要尋根 · páo​shù​yào​xún​gēn · to get to the root of the matter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刨树要寻根 / 刨樹要尋根

    páo​shù​yào​xún​gēn

    to get to the root of the matter

    to inquire into the fundamental cause of a problem; to investigate the source of an issue

    刨 (literal) → 刨 · páo · to dig 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · must 寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · root (botany, family)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense