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Chinese idioms like 「刨根究底」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Today’s idiom is 「刨根究底」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

A metaphor for getting to the bottom of something. Same as “get to the bottom of something”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

páo gēn jiū dǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

paau4 gan1 gau3 dai2

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