páo gēn wèn dǐ

Traditional: 刨根問底

刨根问底 (páo gēn wèn dǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth”.

Meanings

  1. 1to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

Characters in 刨根问底

刨bào · carpenter's plane根gēn · root问wèn · to ask; to inquire底de · (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

Related words

问题question问to ask; to inquire根本fundamental到底finally底(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底bottom; base根root根据according to彻底thorough请问Excuse me, may I ask...?毫无疑问certainty底下the location below sth

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