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刨根问底

páo gēn wèn dǐ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 刨根问底

to ask; to inquire

root

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

carpenter's plane

lit. to dig up the root

background

to dig