







沿流讨源 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to trace the origins or fundamental causes of something”. To get to the bottom of a matter. Literally, “Follow the stream, seek the source”.

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Open the tool →沿流讨源 (yán liú tǎo yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to trace the origins or fundamental causes of something”.
沿流讨源 is pronounced yán liú tǎo yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 沿流讨源 means “Follow the stream, seek the source”. It is used to mean “to trace the origins or fundamental causes of something”.
犹沿波讨源。比喻探讨事物的本末。