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Home / Idiom / 盘根究底

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
p+án·2nd toneg+ēn·1st tonej+iū·1st toned+ǐ·3rd tone
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get to the bottom of things · inquire deeply into · investigate (or probe) to the bottom · sift a matter to the bottom寻根究底xún gēn jiū dǐto interrogate · to question (at a roadblock)盘查pán cháto interrogate · to cross-examine · to inquire盘问pán wèn
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