寻根究底
xún​gēn​jiū​dǐ

to get to the bottom of things

  • created reference approved 寻根究底/尋根究底 → 寻根问底/尋根問底 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寻根究底 / 尋根究底 xún​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    寻根问底 / 尋根問底 xún​gēn​wèn​dǐ

    same_as

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

    created reference

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

    寻根究底 / 尋根究底

    xún​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    to get to the bottom of things

    To investigate a matter thoroughly; to inquire deeply into the root cause or origin of something

    xún​gēn​jiù​dǐ

    寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · source 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

    created sense