钻故纸堆 in English zuan1 gu4 zhi3 dui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiomatic expression); to study old books and papers

Simplified Characters

钻 故 纸 堆

Traditional Characters

鑽 故 紙 堆

Pinyin

zuan1 gu4 zhi3 dui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

钻zuan1variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4] 故gu4happening 纸zhi3variant of 紙|纸[zhi3] 堆dui1to pile up