追本溯源

Chinese

		pursue (a problem); to chase	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	go upstream; trace the source	root; source; origin
simp. and trad. (追本溯源)		追	本	溯	源

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuīběnsùyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟㄅㄣˇ ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi¹ bun² sou³ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuīběnsùyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟㄅㄣˇ ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueibeensuhyuan
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhueiběnsùyuán
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂweɪ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ su⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi¹ bun² sou³ jyun⁴
  - Yale: jēui bún sou yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey¹ bun² sou³ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu¹ bun² sou³ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯⁵⁵ puːn³⁵ sou̯³³ jyːn²¹/

Idiom

追本溯源

to trace to the source; to trace to the origin

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