穷原竟委
qióng​yuán​jìng​wěi

to get to the bottom of things

  • created sense approved 穷原竟委/窮原竟委 · qióng​yuán​jìng​wěi · to get to the bottom of things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穷原竟委 / 窮原竟委

    qióng​yuán​jìng​wěi

    to get to the bottom of things

    To investigate a matter thoroughly from its beginning to its end; to trace the origin and development of a situation.

    穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · thoroughly 原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · to trace 竟 (literal) → 竟 · jìng · to investigate 委 (literal) → 委 · wěi · end

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    created sense