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寻根问底

xún gēn wèn dǐ

4-character word Traditional 尋根問底

What 寻根问底 means

1. lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

The characters in 寻根问底

• 寻xúnto search; to look for; to seek
• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
• 问wènto ask; to inquire
• 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a…

Sounds the same

Read xún gēn wèn dǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 询根问底lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth