zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

to get to the bottom of things

  • created reference approved 追根究柢 → 追根究底 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追根究柢 zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    追根究底 zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

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  • created reference approved 追根究柢 → 刨根究底 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追根究柢 zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    刨根究底 páo​gēn​jiū​dǐ

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  • created reference approved 追根究柢 → 刨根问底/刨根問底 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追根究柢 zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    刨根问底 / 刨根問底 páo​gēn​wèn​dǐ

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  • created sense approved 追根究柢 · zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ · to get to the bottom of things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追根究柢

    zhuī​gēn​jiū​dǐ

    to get to the bottom of things

    To trace something back to its roots; to investigate a matter thoroughly to its very source.

    zhuī​gēn​jiù​dǐ

    追 (literal) → 追 · zhuī · to investigate 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · source 究 (literal) → 究 · jiū · to investigate 柢 (literal) → 柢 · dǐ · root

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