盤根究底

盘根究底
pángēnjiūdǐ
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

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Entry Composition

1 盤 pán
  1. tray; plate; dish
  2. (finance) (bound form) market prices
  3. (computing) (bound form) disk
  4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc)
  5. to check; to examine; to investigate
  6. to transfer; to sell (property)
  7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy)
  8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish
  9. classifier for coils
  10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
2 根究 gēnjiū
  1. to investigate (sth) thoroughly
  2. to get to the bottom of
3 底 dǐ
  1. bottom; base
  2. background; foundation
  3. copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
  4. (suffix) end of a year or month
  5. (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數 dǐshù)

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尋根問底 xúngēnwèndǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盤根問底 pángēnwèndǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
詢根問底 xúngēnwèndǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
追根問底 zhuīgēnwèndǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth