盘 根 究 底

pán gēn jiū dǐdictionary entry

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

盤根究底 盘根究底 [pan2 gen1 jiu1 di3] /lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth/

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Other forms in these source records: 盤根究底

盘
pán
tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
根
gēn
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiáo] / radical (chemistry)
究
jiū
after all / to investigate / to study carefully / Taiwan pr. [jiù]
底
de
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
dǐ
bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[dǐ shù])

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