追根究底

追根究底

Chinese

			after all; to investigate; to study carefully	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (追根究底)		追根	究	底
simp. #(追根究底)		追根	究	底

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuīgēnjiūdǐ, zhuīgēnjiùdǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ, ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhuīgēnjiūdǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueigenjioudii
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhuīgēnjiùdǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueigenjiowdii
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

追根究底

1. to get to the bottom of the matter
2. to make a thorough inquiry into something

Synonyms

• 窮根究底／穷根究底 (qiónggēnjiūdǐ)
• 尋根究底／寻根究底 (xúngēnjiūdǐ)