páo​gēn​jiū​dǐ

to get to the bottom of things

  • created reference approved 刨根究底 → 追根究底 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刨根究底 páo​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    追根究底 zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 刨根究底 → 追根究柢 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刨根究底 páo​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    追根究柢 zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 刨根究底 · páo​gēn​jiū​dǐ · to get to the bottom of things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刨根究底

    páo​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    to get to the bottom of things

    To investigate a matter thoroughly; to get to the root of a problem or situation.

    páo​gēn​jiù​dǐ

    刨根 (literal) → 刨根 · páo​gēn · to get to the bottom of 究 (literal) → 究 · jiū · to investigate 底 (literal) → 底 · dǐ · ins and outs

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

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