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Open the tool →打破砂锅璺到底 (dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get to the bottom of a matter”.
打破砂锅璺到底 is pronounced dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 打破砂锅璺到底 means “Break a clay pot and follow the crack to the bottom”. It is used to mean “to get to the bottom of a matter”.
璺:指陶瓷或玉石等器皿上的裂纹。比喻追根究底