打破沙鍋問到底
dǎ​pò​shā​guō​wèn​dào​dǐ

insist on probing to the bottom

  • created sense approved 打破沙锅问到底/打破沙鍋問到底 · dǎ​pò​shā​guō​wèn​dào​dǐ · insist on probing to the bottom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打破沙锅问到底 / 打破沙鍋問到底

    dǎ​pò​shā​guō​wèn​dào​dǐ

    insist on probing to the bottom

    To get to the bottom of a matter through persistent questioning; used to describe someone who is inquisitive and refuses to stop until they understand every detail

    打破 (literal) → 打破 · dǎ​pò · to break 沙锅 (literal) → 沙锅/沙鍋 · shā​guō · clay pot 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask 到底 (literal) → 到底 · dào​dǐ · to the end

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

    created sense