尋根究底

See also: 寻根究底

Chinese

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|- ! !to search; to look for; to seek !radical (chem.); root; basis !after all; to investigate; to study carefully

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background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)

|- !trad. (尋根究底) | 尋 | 根 | 究 | 底 |- !simp. (寻根究底) | 寻 | 根 | 究 | 底 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúngēnjiūdǐ, xúngēnjiùdǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡㄉㄧˇ, ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ gan¹ gau³ dai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xúngēnjiūdǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡㄉㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyungenjioudii
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xúngēnjiùdǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyungenjiowdii
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ gan¹ gau³ dai²
  - Yale: chàhm gān gau dái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ gan¹ gau³ dai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ gen¹ geo³ dei²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

尋根究底

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

Synonyms

追根究底 (zhuīgēnjiūdǐ)
窮根究底／穷根究底 (qiónggēnjiūdǐ)

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