询根问底
xún​gēn​wèn​dǐ

to get to the bottom of something

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

    询根问底 / 詢根問底

    xún​gēn​wèn​dǐ

    to get to the bottom of something

    (idiom) to inquire into something thoroughly; to investigate the root of a matter

    询 (literal) → 询/詢 · xún · to inquire 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · source 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