追根溯源 in English zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2 Meaning

Meanings

• to pursue sth back to its origins
• to trace back to the source
• to get to the bottom of sth

Pinyin

zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

追zhui1to sculpt 根gen1root 溯su4to go upstream 源yuan2root