zhuī​gēn​xún​dǐ

to get to the heart of the matter

  • created reference approved 追根寻底/追根尋底 → 追根究底 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追根寻底 / 追根尋底 zhuī​gēn​xún​dǐ

    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 reference approved 追根寻底/追根尋底 → 追根问底/追根問底 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追根寻底 / 追根尋底 zhuī​gēn​xún​dǐ

    追根问底 / 追根問底 zhuī​gēn​wèn​dǐ

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 追根寻底/追根尋底 · zhuī​gēn​xún​dǐ · to get to the heart of the matter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追根寻底 / 追根尋底

    zhuī​gēn​xún​dǐ

    to get to the heart of the matter

    to investigate a matter thoroughly; to get to the root of things

    追根 (literal) → 追根 · zhuī​gēn · to get to the bottom of 寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 底 (literal) → 底 · dǐ · ins and outs

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

    created sense