seon1 gan1 man6 dai2詢根問底询根问底
Jyutpingseon1 gan1 man6 dai2
Yalesēun gān manh dái

Definition

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

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

身手
san1 sau2skill; agility
散文
saan2 man4(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
愁眉
sau4 mei4feeling down or looking gloomy, perplexed; knitted brows
臣
san4state official or subject in dynastic China; to submit oneself to the rule of...
竊窃
sit3to steal; (humble) I; stealthily
試映试映
si3 jing2preview (of a movie)
Browse all words starting with S

Search the dictionary

Dictionary data from CC-Canto and CC-CEDICT, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.