追根究底

Chinese

		pursue (a problem); to chase	radical (chem.); root; basis	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
alternative forms		追根究柢

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuīgēnjiūdǐ, zhuīgēnjiùdǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡㄉㄧˇ, ㄓㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuīgēnjiūdǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡㄉㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhueigenjioudǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chui¹-kên¹-chiu¹-ti³
  - Yale: jwēi-gēn-jyōu-dǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueigenjioudii
  - Palladius: чжуйгэньцзюди (čžujgɛnʹczjudi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂweɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuīgēnjiùdǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟㄍㄣㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhueigenjiòudǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chui¹-kên¹-chiu⁴-ti³
  - Yale: jwēi-gēn-jyòu-dǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueigenjiowdii
  - Palladius: чжуйгэньцзюди (čžujgɛnʹczjudi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂweɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²
  - Yale: jēui gān gau dái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu¹ gen¹ geo³ dei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

Idiom

追根究底

to get to the bottom of the matter
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)

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