究其根源 — Chinese idiom
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
Meaning
- to trace something to its source
Character by character
- 究jiūto dig into, to investigate; actually, after all
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 根gēnroot, basis, foundation
- 源yuánspring; source, root, head; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 归根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ
- 盘根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ
- 三缄其口 sān jiān qí kǒu
- 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu
- 不胜其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ
- 不厌其烦 bù yàn qí fán
- 不安其室 bù ān qí shì
- 不计其数 bù jì qí shù
- 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
- 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
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