inquire deeply into(xún gēn jiū dǐ)

inquire deeply into

After all, the Chinese idiom, pronounced x ú ng ē NJI ū D ǐ, means to ask the cause of a thing. From a dream of Red Mansions.

Idiom explanation

Research: carefully deduce and trace. Background: details, source or inside information. We should find out the source, find out the details and find out the origin.

The origin of Idioms

(1) If you search for the bottom of the matter like this, you will find it hard to find a way out. The 120th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

Granny Liu went to visit her relatives in the Grand View Garden. The Jia's mother and Sister Feng stayed with her for a few days. They held a banquet and asked granny Liu to tell some anecdotes about the countryside. Granny Liu talks about a miss Mingyu who became an immortal after she died at the age of 17. Local people built a temple for her. Baoyu wants to get to the bottom of the matter and send Mingyan to the village to check.

Chinese PinYin : xún gēn jiū dǐ