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Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「溯流追源」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Still tracing back to its source. A metaphor for seeking the origin and evolution of things.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

sù liú zhuī yuán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sou3 lau4 jeui1 yun4

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.