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搜根剔齿 — “To investigate thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned”

搜根剔齿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to investigate thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned”.

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搜根剔齿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

搜根剔齿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
搜
sōu12search for, inspect
根
gēn10root, foundation, or basis
剔
tī10pick out and remove
齿
chǐ8teeth, cogs, age, disdain

Example Sentence with 搜根剔齿

对于这个复杂的项目,我们必须搜根剔齿,确保每个环节都万无一失。
For this complex project, we must investigate thoroughly, ensuring every link is foolproof.

Idioms Related to 搜根剔齿

Synonyms of 搜根剔齿

  • xún寻gēn根jiū究dǐ底get to the bottom of something

More idioms starting with 搜

  • sōu搜qí奇jué抉guài怪seek out the unusual and select the strange
  • sōu搜qí奇fǎng访gǔ古explore wonders and visit antiquities
  • sōu搜qí奇xuǎn选miào妙seek out rarities and choose wonders
  • sōu搜yán岩cǎi采gàn干scour for talent
  • sōu搜yáng扬zè仄lòu陋Seek out and promote the humble and obscure
  • sōu搜yáng扬cè侧lòu陋discover and promote hidden talent
  • sōu搜gēn根wèn问dǐ底get to the bottom of something
  • sōu搜zhāng章zhāi摘jù句plagiarize by copying passages
  • sōu搜zhāng章tī擿jù句meticulously search and extract text fragments
  • sōu搜suǒ索kū枯cháng肠rack one's brains for inspiration
  • sōu搜suǒ索shèn肾wèi胃rack brains for literary composition
  • sōu搜cháng肠guā刮dù肚rack brains for ideas

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What does 搜根剔齿 mean?

搜根剔齿 (sōu gēn tī chǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to investigate thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned”.

How do you pronounce 搜根剔齿?

搜根剔齿 is pronounced sōu gēn tī chǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 搜根剔齿?

指寻根究底,连细微处也不放过。

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