追根究底
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Chinese[edit]
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.) | ||
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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[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhueigenjioudǐ
- Wade–Giles: chui1-kên1-chiu1-ti3
- Yale: jwēi-gēn-jyōu-dǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueigenjioudii
- Palladius: чжуйгэньцзюди (čžujgɛnʹczjudi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhueigenjiòudǐ
- Wade–Giles: chui1-kên1-chiu4-ti3
- Yale: jwēi-gēn-jyòu-dǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueigenjiowdii
- Palladius: чжуйгэньцзюди (čžujgɛnʹczjudi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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): /t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
追根究底
- to get to the bottom of the matter
- to make a thorough inquiry into something