pán​gēn​wèn​dǐ

to get to the bottom of something

  • created reference approved 盘根问底/盤根問底 → 刨根问底/刨根問底 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盘根问底 / 盤根問底 pán​gēn​wèn​dǐ

    刨根问底 / 刨根問底 páo​gēn​wèn​dǐ

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 盘根问底/盤根問底 → 盘根究底/盤根究底 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盘根问底 / 盤根問底 pán​gēn​wèn​dǐ

    盘根究底 / 盤根究底 pán​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 盘根问底/盤根問底 · pán​gēn​wèn​dǐ · to get to the bottom of something — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盘根问底 / 盤根問底

    pán​gēn​wèn​dǐ

    to get to the bottom of something

    to examine the roots and inquire at the base; to ask in detail until the truth is discovered

    盘 (literal) → 盘/盤 · pán · to check 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · root (botany, family) 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask 底 (literal) → 底 · dǐ · ins and outs

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

    created sense