盘根究底
Traditional form:
盤根究底
Pinyin (reading):
pángēnjiūdǐ
Definitions:
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Characters:
- 盘 - tray, plate, dish; to examine
- 根 - root, basis, foundation
- 究 - to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all
- 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath
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