刨根問底

Chinese

		eliminate; to dig; to question eliminate; to dig; to question; a plane; to plane; level or make smooth	radical (chem.); root; basis	to ask	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (刨根問底)		刨	根	問	底
simp. (刨根问底)		刨	根	问	底
Literally: “to dig up roots and inquire at the base”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): páogēnwèndǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau⁴ gan¹ man⁶ dai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: páogēnwèndǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paurgenwenndii
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ kən⁵⁵ u̯ən⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paau⁴ gan¹ man⁶ dai²
  - Yale: pàauh gān mahn dái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paau⁴ gan¹ man⁶ dai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: pao⁴ gen¹ men⁶ dei²
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰäːu̯²¹ kɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²² tɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

刨根問底

to get to the bottom of something

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