







刨树搜根 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get to the bottom of something”. To make a thorough investigation; to probe deeply into details. Literally, “dig up trees and search for roots”.

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Open the tool →刨树搜根 (páo shù sōu gēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get to the bottom of something”.
刨树搜根 is pronounced páo shù sōu gēn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 刨树搜根 means “dig up trees and search for roots”. It is used to mean “to get to the bottom of something”.
比喻追究底细。