zhuī​běn​sù​yuán

to trace to the source

  • created reference approved 追本溯源 → 追本穷源/追本窮源 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追本溯源 zhuī​běn​sù​yuán

    追本穷源 / 追本窮源 zhuī​běn​qióng​yuán

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 追本溯源 → 追本穷源/追本窮源 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追本溯源 zhuī​běn​sù​yuán

    追本穷源 / 追本窮源 zhuī​běn​qióng​yuán

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 追本溯源 · zhuī​běn​sù​yuán · to trace to the source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追本溯源

    zhuī​běn​sù​yuán

    to trace to the source

    to trace something back to its origin; to get to the root of a matter

    追 (literal) → 追 · zhuī · to investigate 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 溯 (literal) → 溯 · sù · to trace back 源 (literal) → 源 · yuán · origin

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

    created sense