拔树寻根
bá​shù​xún​gēn

to trace back to the source

  • created reference approved 拔树寻根/拔樹尋根 → 追根究底 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔树寻根 / 拔樹尋根 bá​shù​xún​gēn

    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 sense approved 拔树寻根/拔樹尋根 · bá​shù​xún​gēn · to trace back to the source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔树寻根 / 拔樹尋根

    bá​shù​xún​gēn

    to trace back to the source

    To get to the bottom of a matter; to trace something back to its very root or origin.

    拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 寻根 (literal) → 寻根/尋根 · xún​gēn · to get to the bottom of things

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

    created sense