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
trad. (追本溯源)		追	本	溯	源
simp. #(追本溯源)		追	本	溯	源

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuīběnsùyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟ ㄅㄣˇ ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi¹ bun² sou³ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuīběnsùyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟ ㄅㄣˇ ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhueiběnsùyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chui¹-pên³-su⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: jwēi-běn-sù-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueibeensuhyuan
    • Palladius: чжуйбэньсуюань (čžujbɛnʹsujuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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): /t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ puːn³⁵ sou̯³³ jyːn²¹/

Idiom

追本溯源

1. to trace to the source; to trace to the origin