"追根究底" meaning in Chinese

See 追根究底 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhuīgēnjiūdǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], zhuīgēnjiùdǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zeoi¹ gan¹ gau³ dai² [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhuīgēnjiūdǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhueigenjioudǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chui¹-kên¹-chiu¹-ti³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jwēi-gēn-jyōu-dǐ [Mandarin, Yale], jueigenjioudii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжуйгэньцзюди [Mandarin, Palladius], čžujgɛnʹczjudi [Mandarin, Palladius], zhuīgēnjiùdǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhueigenjiòudǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chui¹-kên¹-chiu⁴-ti³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jwēi-gēn-jyòu-dǐ [Mandarin, Yale], jueigenjiowdii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], jēui gān gau dái [Cantonese, Yale], dzoey¹ gan¹ gau³ dai² [Cantonese, Pinyin], zêu¹ gen¹ geo³ dei² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 追根究柢
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 追根究底
  1. to get to the bottom of the matter Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-追根究底-zh-phrase-88pK50PQ Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 80 20 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. to make a thorough inquiry into something Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-追根究底-zh-phrase-PoV9mfeR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 窮根究底/穷根究底 (qiónggēnjiūdǐ), 尋根究底/寻根究底 (xúngēnjiūdǐ), 窮根究底 (qiónggēnjiūdǐ), 穷根究底 (qiónggēnjiūdǐ), 尋根究底 (xúngēnjiūdǐ), 寻根究底 (xúngēnjiūdǐ)
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    {
      "form": "追根究柢"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "to get to the bottom of the matter"
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        "to make a thorough inquiry into something"
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          "inquiry",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiūdǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiùdǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeoi¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiūdǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhueigenjioudǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chui¹-kên¹-chiu¹-ti³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwēi-gēn-jyōu-dǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jueigenjioudii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжуйгэньцзюди"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžujgɛnʹczjudi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiùdǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhueigenjiòudǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chui¹-kên¹-chiu⁴-ti³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwēi-gēn-jyòu-dǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jueigenjiowdii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jēui gān gau dái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzoey¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zêu¹ gen¹ geo³ dei²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "qiónggēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "窮根究底/穷根究底"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xúngēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "尋根究底/寻根究底"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "qiónggēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "窮根究底"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "qiónggēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "穷根究底"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xúngēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "尋根究底"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xúngēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "寻根究底"
    }
  ],
  "word": "追根究底"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese idioms",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 底",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 根",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 究",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 追",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiūdǐ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiùdǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeoi¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiūdǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhueigenjioudǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chui¹-kên¹-chiu¹-ti³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwēi-gēn-jyōu-dǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jueigenjioudii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжуйгэньцзюди"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžujgɛnʹczjudi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuīgēnjiùdǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhueigenjiòudǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chui¹-kên¹-chiu⁴-ti³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwēi-gēn-jyòu-dǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jueigenjiowdii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jēui gān gau dái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzoey¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zêu¹ gen¹ geo³ dei²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "qiónggēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "窮根究底/穷根究底"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xúngēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "尋根究底/寻根究底"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiónggēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "窮根究底"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiónggēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "穷根究底"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xúngēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "尋根究底"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xúngēnjiūdǐ",
      "word": "寻根究底"
    }
  ],
  "word": "追根究底"
}

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