追根问底
Traditional form:
追根問底
Pinyin (reading):
zhuīgēnwèndǐ
Definitions:
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Characters:
- 追 - to pursue, to chase after; to expel
- 根 - root, basis, foundation
- 问 - to ask about, to inquire after
- 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath
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