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): ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ, ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi¹ gan¹ gau³ dai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuīgēnjiūdǐ
    • 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: zhuīgēnjiùdǐ
    • 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⁾/
• 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/

Idiom

追根究底

1. to get to the bottom of the matter
2. 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)